[Octave compilation on macOS 11.2.2 with MacPorts 2.6.4 and GCC 10.2.0]

[Maxim Abalenkov]

Dear all,

I would like to compile GNU Octave from source code on a macOS BigSur 11.2.2. I obtained the source code from a GitHub repository: git@github.com:gnu-octave/octave.git. To compile and install Octave I follow the steps from Octave Wiki page: https://wiki.octave.org/Building. After bootstrapping and changing into the newly created “build” directory. I configure the build with the following command:

../configure --prefix=/opt/octave-6.2.0 --includedir=/opt/local/include/ --disable-readline --without-qt --without-x

Unfortunately, the compilation fails with the following error:

  CXXLD    liboctave/liboctave.la
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
  "_cgejsv_", referenced from:
      __ZN6octave4math3svdI18FloatComplexMatrixE5gejsvERcS4_S4_S4_S4_S4_iiPSt7complexIfEiPfS7_S7_iRSt6vectorIS6_SaIS6_EERiRS9_IiSaIiEESD_ in libnumeric.a(libnumeric_la-svd.o)
  "_iconv", referenced from:
      _iconv_carefully_1 in libgnu.a(striconveh.o)
      _mem_cd_iconveh_internal in libgnu.a(striconveh.o)
     (maybe you meant: _str_iconveh, _iconveh_close , _octave_iconv_close_wrapper , _octave_iconv_open_wrapper , _mem_iconveh , _mem_cd_iconveh , _str_iconveha , _iconveh_open , _str_cd_iconveh , _mem_iconveha )
  "_iconv_close", referenced from:
      _octave_iconv_close_wrapper in libwrappers.a(libwrappers_la-iconv-wrappers.o)
      _iconveh_open in libgnu.a(striconveh.o)
      _iconveh_close in libgnu.a(striconveh.o)
     (maybe you meant: _octave_iconv_close_wrapper)
  "_iconv_open", referenced from:
      _octave_iconv_open_wrapper in libwrappers.a(libwrappers_la-iconv-wrappers.o)
      _iconveh_open in libgnu.a(striconveh.o)
     (maybe you meant: _octave_iconv_open_wrapper)
  "_zgejsv_", referenced from:
      __ZN6octave4math3svdI13ComplexMatrixE5gejsvERcS4_S4_S4_S4_S4_iiPSt7complexIdEiPdS7_S7_iRSt6vectorIS6_SaIS6_EERiRS9_IiSaIiEESD_ in libnumeric.a(libnumeric_la-svd.o)
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [Makefile:14419: liboctave/liboctave.la] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/Users/mabalenk/repo/git/octave/build'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:27830: all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/Users/mabalenk/repo/git/octave/build'
make: *** [Makefile:11298: all] Error 2

To compile Octave I use the GNU toolchain from MacPorts: g++ (MacPorts gcc10 10.2.0_5) 10.2.0. I would welcome any guidance or advice on how to resolve this issue and proceed further. Thank you and have a good day ahead!

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Best wishes,

Maxim

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