Hi all, I'm trying to build the NSS libraries on Mac OS 10.6.5, on a 64-bit machine, using the instructions here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/NSS_reference/Building_and_installing_NSS/Build_instructions
but using the source code from this archive rather than the cvs checkout: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/security/nss/releases/NSS_3_12_9_RTM/src/nss-3.12.9-with-nspr-4.8.7.tar.gz I can extract the archive fine, but when I try the "make nss_build_all" step, the build exits with an error: > ncraike@ncraikework 15:27:40 ~/Installs/nss-3.12.9/mozilla/security/nss > $ make nss_build_all > cd ../coreconf ; make > ... > drbg.c: In function ‘RNG_RandomUpdate’: > drbg.c:516: error: size of array ‘arg’ is negative > make[3]: *** [Darwin10.5.0_DBG.OBJ/Darwin_SINGLE_SHLIB/drbg.o] Error 1 > make[2]: *** [libs] Error 2 > make[1]: *** [libs] Error 2 > make: *** [libs] Error 2 The line in question (line 516 of mozilla/security/nss/lib/freebl/drbg.c) seems to be an assertion that a particular type is of an expected size: > PR_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(size_t) <= 4); If I write a quick C program to print sizeof(size_t), it prints "8". Should this assertion be failing? Is there some problem with building on a 64-bit machine? From the build instructions: > By default, NSS builds for the 32-bit environment on all platforms except > Alpha/OSF1. Is this the case for Mac OS X? Is it possible to build the 32-bit version on a 64-bit Mac? The Mac OS X man page for gcc describes an "Apple only" option -arch: > -arch arch > Compile for the specified target architecture arch. The allowable > values are > i386, x86_64, ppc and ppc64. ...but same error occurs (the failing assertion) if I run the make script with this option, as below: > ncraike@ncraikework 15:54:40 ~/Installs/nss-3.12.9/mozilla/security/nss > $ CC="gcc -arch i386" CXX="g++ -arch i386" make nss_build_all If I set the USE_64 environment variable: > ncraike@ncraikework 16:00:09 ~/Installs/nss-3.12.9/mozilla/security/nss > $ USE_64=1 make nss_build_all ...the build does succeed without errors (creating a mozilla/dist/Darwin10.5.0_64_DBG.OBJ directory), but I assume this produces the 64-bit version. I'd eventually like to include the built libraries in software deployed an any machine running Mac OS X 10.6, which may be Intel 32-bit or 64-bit machines, so a build which works on both architectures would be preferred (either 32-bit or some kind of universal binary, I assume). Should I be able to build the 32-bit version of NSS? Should this assertion be failing? I'm also trying to build python-nss on Mac OS X, with some issues, and this may be something I ask about later. I also have a Stack Overflow question about the two issues as a whole, if this interests anyone (or is easier to read): http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4733108/how-do-i-build-python-nss-and-nss-for-mac-os-x I'm more experienced with Python than C, so if my problem is a simple build config error, sorry for the trouble. Any help is greatly appreciated. Regards, Nathan Craike -- dev-tech-crypto mailing list dev-tech-crypto@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-crypto
