build failing on OSX

[ghost]

Its a bit confusing what with the repathing. Cant find it expects "devdraw".. .. Is it in the 9fans.net/go/draw gopath ?

make build
cd /Users/apple/workspace/go/src/github.com/mjl-/duit/examples/basic/ && go build main.go && ./main
2018/04/19 10:04:54 new duit: drawfcall.New: exec: "devdraw": executable file not found in $PATH
make: *** [build] Error 1

My Make file:

# Duit is a Desktop Gui sysem for golang.

LIBPATH=github.com/mjl-/duit
LIBGOPATH=$(GOPATH)/src/$(LIBPATH)

PLAN9_LIBPATH=github.com/9fans/plan9
PLAN9_LIBGOPATH=$(GOPATH)/src/$(PLAN9_LIBPATH)

PLAN9A_LIBPATH=9fans.net/go/draw
PLAN9A_LIBGOPATH=$(GOPATH)/src/$(PLAN9A_LIBPATH)

print:
    @echo LIBPATH $(LIBPATH)
    @echo LIBGOPATH $(LIBGOPATH)

    @echo PLAN9_LIBPATH $(PLAN9_LIBPATH)
    @echo PLAN9_LIBGOPATH $(PLAN9_LIBGOPATH)

    # check plan9 path is correct
    stat $(PLAN9A_LIBGOPATH)

dep:
    # duit
    go get -u -d $(LIBPATH)
    cd $(LIBGOPATH) && dep ensure

    # plan9
    mkdir -p  $(PLAN9_LIBGOPATH) 
    cd $(PLAN9_LIBGOPATH)/../ && rm -rf plan9 && git clone https://github.com/9fans/plan9port plan9

dep-clean:
    rm -rf $(LIBGOPATH)
    rm -rf $(PLAN9_LIBGOPATH)

build-all:

    cd $(LIBGOPATH) && make

build:
    cd $(LIBGOPATH)/examples/basic/ && go build main.go && ./main

[mjl-]

did you install plan9port, and add its bin/ directory to your $PATH? it's currently a requirement for duit. see https://9fans.github.io/plan9port/, and follow their installation instructions.

as a side note: i've been thinking of making a smaller repo with just devdraw in it, to make it easier to onboard new user. but it would be an in-between solution, it's better to not need devdraw at all.

[tectiv3]

I've faced the same problem after installing plan9port via brew. ln -s /usr/local/opt/plan9port/libexec/bin/devdraw /usr/local/bin/devdraw fixed it without adding whole plan9 to the PATH

[mjl-]

tectiv3: you are probably still missing fontsrv in that case, that's also in the plan9port bin directory.

and could you check your devdraw is using native macos drawing? not x11. i've heard before from a user with plan9port-through-brew who ended up thinking they needed an x11 server (not the case on macos). not sure what happened there, and if everyone installing through brew would say that. hopefully it was a one-off.

[ghost]

@mjl- yes i installed it. See the dep task of my make file.

It should be compiled Or its a compile take package that is linked to ?

[mjl-]

if people find this in the future: devdraw is a separate binary, that is part of plan9ports. so plan9ports needs to be installed first.