[m-rev.] for review: mention possible fix to missing .mih problem on Mac OS X

[Julien Fischer]

On Mon, 6 Sep 2010, Ian MacLarty wrote:

> For review by Julien.
>
> README.MacOS:
> 	Suggest removing fink from the PATH if, after installing Mercury, the
> 	user gets errors about missing .mih files.
> 	I had this problem and removing fink from my PATH fixed it (though I
> 	don't know why).
>
> Index: README.MacOS
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /home/mercury1/repository/mercury/README.MacOS,v
> retrieving revision 1.15
> diff -u -r1.15 README.MacOS
> --- README.MacOS	13 Jul 2010 05:48:19 -0000	1.15
> +++ README.MacOS	6 Sep 2010 05:15:23 -0000
> @@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
> Mercury can currently only be compiled by gcc on Mac OS X.  It cannot currently
> be compiled with llvm-gcc or clang.
>
> +If, after installing Mercury, you encounter errors about missing .mih files,
> +and you have fink installed, then try removing the fink components from your
> +PATH (these usually start with /sw) and reinstalling.

Do you still have the broken installation?  Are the .mih files present?

I think the problem is that fink is overriding one (some?) of the
system tools and the .mih files are not actually being installed in the
first place.  If that's the case then, the right thing to do is actually
remove fink from the PATH *before* installing Mercury.

(If you still have the broken installation, does it work if you remove
fink from the PATH?)

Julien.
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