Ryan,
Thank you very much. Since I am using a Mac computer that I am not the root user, I can't upgrade the system. I am currently trying to install the subversion under my user directory for my own code development version control.
Xiaofeng
--- On Mon, 9/22/08, Ryan Schmidt <subversion-2008c_at_ryandesign.com> wrote:
> From: Ryan Schmidt <subversion-2008c_at_ryandesign.com>
> Subject: Re: Subversion 1.5.1 Installation question
> To: xlxif_at_yahoo.com
> Cc: users_at_subversion.tigris.org
> Date: Monday, September 22, 2008, 6:31 PM
> On Sep 21, 2008, at 1:51 PM, Xiaofeng Xu wrote:
>
> > I am installing subversion 1.5.1 on my Mac OS 10.3
> operating
> > system. But when I make it, I got error message:
> >
> > /usr/bin/ld: can't locate file for: -lexpat
> >
> > Since the MAC OS didn't have libexpat library, is
> there any way
> > than I can avoid the -lexpat to install subversion on
> my MAC OS
> > 10.3? Thanks for your help.
>
> You should be able to install Subversion (and lots of other
> software)
> fairly painlessly on Mac OS X using MacPorts. It handles
> all the
> downloading and the dependencies for you.
>
> http://www.macports.org/
>
> Mac OS X 10.3 isn't officially supported by MacPorts
> anymore, but it
> should still work for many ports. I have Subversion
> installed with
> MacPorts on my Power Mac G4 running Panther. Just make sure
> you
> update to the latest Mac OS X 10.3.9, apply all the
> security updates,
> and update to Xcode 1.5.
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