If you want to build and install the ion-2 window manager, you will need to do a few extra steps to get it to work with OS X. What follows is greatly abbreviated and is for people who know what this stuff means.

<build and install lua 5.0.2>

cd /usr/local/lib
sudo ranlib liblua.a
sudo ranlib liblualib.a

<use fink to install libtool14>

cd /sw/bin/
sudo ln -s glibtool libtool

cd <ion source directory>
export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.3
./configure --with-libtool=/sw
make all
sudo make install



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Argh. Apparently I don't know what I'm doing. There is a "dlcompat" problem here since ion-2 is more modular and uses old unix style dynamic linking to load the modules. Anyone know how to diagnose and fix this:

Ion startup error log:
>> Failed to load module de: dlcompat: dyld: ion Undefined symbols:
   /usr/local/lib/ion/de.so undefined reference to _GrBrush_objdescr expected to be defined in a dynamic image
   /usr/local/lib/ion/de.so undefined reference to _WRootWin_objdescr expected to be defined in a dynamic 
>> Stack trace:
   0 [C]: in 'gr_select_engine'
   1 /usr/local/etc/ion/draw.lua:6
     [Skipping unnamed C functions.]
>> No drawing engines loaded, trying "de".
>> Failed to load module de: dlcompat: dyld: ion Undefined symbols:
   /usr/local/lib/ion/de.so undefined reference to _GrBrush_objdescr expected to be defined in a dynamic image
   /usr/local/lib/ion/de.so undefined reference to _WRootWin_objdescr expected to be defined in a dynamic 
>> Failed to load module query: dlcompat: dyld: ion Undefined symbols:
   /usr/local/lib/ion/query.so undefined reference to _WMPlex_objdescr expected to be defined in a dynamic image
   /usr/local/lib/ion/query.so undefined reference to _WWindow_objdescr expected to be defined in a dyna
>> Stack trace:
   0 [C]: in 'load_module'
   1 /usr/local/etc/ion/ion.lua:55
     [Skipping unnamed C functions.]
>> Failed to load module menu: dlcompat: dyld: ion Undefined symbols:
   /usr/local/lib/ion/menu.so undefined reference to _WMPlex_objdescr expected to be defined in a dynamic image
   /usr/local/lib/ion/menu.so undefined reference to _WWindow_objdescr expected to be defined in a dynami
>> Stack trace:
   0 [C]: in 'load_module'
   1 /usr/local/etc/ion/ion.lua:56
     [Skipping unnamed C functions.]
>> Failed to load module ionws: dlcompat: dyld: ion Undefined symbols:
   /usr/local/lib/ion/ionws.so undefined reference to _WClientWin_objdescr expected to be defined in a dynamic image
   /usr/local/lib/ion/ionws.so undefined reference to _WGenFrame_objdescr expected to be defined in 
>> Stack trace:
   0 [C]: in 'load_module'
   1 /usr/local/etc/ion/ion.lua:57
     [Skipping unnamed C functions.]
>> Failed to load module floatws: dlcompat: dyld: ion Undefined symbols:
   /usr/local/lib/ion/floatws.so undefined reference to _WClientWin_objdescr expected to be defined in a dynamic image
   /usr/local/lib/ion/floatws.so undefined reference to _WGenFrame_objdescr expected to be defined
>> Stack trace:
   0 [C]: in 'load_module'
   1 /usr/local/etc/ion/ion.lua:58
     [Skipping unnamed C functions.]
>> Could not find a complete workspace class. Please load some modules.
>> Could not find a complete workspace class. Please load some modules.
>> Unable to set up any rootwins.
>> Refusing to start due to encountered errors.

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You've probably got it by now, but here's a reference to fixing that problem. http://www.mail-archive.com/ion@list.rt.fm/msg01637.html

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is it just me or can anyone else not find ion in fink?

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Well, as shown here it is only available in the "unstable" branch of Fink. Info on how to install unstable packages can be found in the FAQ. :)

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I enabled the unstable packages via finkcommander and still didn't see it. I felt like reinstalling fink anyway so I went ahead and did that and tried again and now it's there. That was kind of odd.

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