I think Keith is right. If you just unpack the tarball and then use configure, make, make install it should compile with no problems. The dylib will be in /usr/local/lib and the tables will be in /usr/local/share/liblouis/tables I'm not sure what the path to the tables might be in a static library, but you will probably need to emulate the directory structure in share . John On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 04:43:55PM +0000, Keith Creasy wrote: > I do not work under OSX or COCOa but as for the constants you can probably > just wrap the liblouis part in a file that does not include the COCOA headers > and likewise not include the liblouis headers in your COCOA code. That should > fix the conflicts. > > > I'm sorry I can't be of more help than that. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Lalonde > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 12:33 PM > To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [liblouis-liblouisxml] New At This > > Hello, > > I am new at using liblouis and Apple's XCode and I need help. > > I am looking at making a plug-in for use in a software called FileMaker Pro > on Mac OS X that will use the liblouis library. These are the requirements: > the plug-in needs to be self-contained; the translation tables must be > contained in the plug-in. > > Before starting off on this endeavour, I attempted to compile the liblouis > code to familiarize myself with the code. I originally followed the > instructions to make a static library. The library could not be used in a > XCode project. I then attempted to compile the code in XCode. Two seemingly > important errors came up: the path to the tables could not be resolved; some > of the constants conflict with Cocoa constants (bold, italic, .). > > Can anyone help me by either giving me development advice or generously > offering me a self-contained static library that functions in XCode? > > David Lalonde, CC > Business and database consultant / Consultant en affaire et en informatique > FileMaker Certified Developer / Développeur certifié FileMaker D-Cogit > (519) 631-4646 > (855) 631-4646 toll-free / sans frais > www.d-cogit.caFor a description of the software, to download it and links to > project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com > For a description of the software, to download it and links to > project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com -- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities For a description of the software, to download it and links to project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com