[Bro-Dev] #295: Create prebuilt binary packages

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#295: Create prebuilt binary packages
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  Reporter:  seth     |      Owner:  jsiwek
      Type:  Problem  |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:  Bro1.6
 Component:  Bro      |    Version:
Resolution:           |   Keywords:
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Comment (by jsiwek):

 In general, x86_64 binaries seem to run on 10.5, but when trying to run an
 x86_64 bro binary (compiled on the same 10.5.8 machine) I see a trace
 like:

 {{{
 $ BROPATH=`source bro-path-dev` gdb ./src/bro
 ...

 (gdb) run
 Starting program: /Users/jsiwek/Projects/bro/bro/build/src/bro
 warning: posix_spawn failed, trying execvp, error: 86
 Reading symbols for shared libraries ++++++++. done

 Program received signal EXC_BAD_ACCESS, Could not access memory.
 Reason: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at address: 0x00007fff808ed209
 0x00007fff843466bd in res_build_start ()
 (gdb) where
 #0  0x00007fff843466bd in res_build_start ()
 #1  0x00007fff84347483 in res_9_vinit ()
 #2  0x00000001001ab215 in nb_dns_init (errstr=0x7fff5fbfea90 "###") at
 /Users/jsiwek/Projects/bro/bro/src/nb_dns.c:133
 #3  0x0000000100092635 in DNS_Mgr::DNS_Mgr (this=0x100808200,
 arg_mode=DNS_DEFAULT) at /Users/jsiwek/Projects/bro/bro/src/DNS_Mgr.cc:350
 #4  0x000000010006046b in main (argc=53, argv=0x7fff5fbff098) at
 /Users/jsiwek/Projects/bro/bro/src/main.cc:709
 }}}

 An i386 bro binary works on 10.5.  I'm thinking that something's wrong
 with the x86_64 libresolv.dylib on 10.5 -- googling around I see traces
 for a couple other 64-bit applications that crap out in the same spot in
 libresolv on OS X 10.5, but no answers/solutions.

 I don't have a strong urge to investigate further, so it may be that we
 have to make an i386 package for 10.5+ and an x86_64 package for 10.6+.

 We should probably consider this again at the time we're ready for a bro
 1.6 release -- maybe we want to make it a habit to only make packages for
 OS versions currently supported by Apple, which may be 10.6 and 10.7 by
 the time we're ready.

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