Not sure how to get around build error (libimobiledevice 1.2)

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I'm running a VM of Ubuntu 14.04 32bit if this makes any difference...

I followed along with the answer from this question:

How to compile libimobiledevice 1.2 on Ubuntu 15.04?

But I run into an error when trying to do

./autogen.sh

It said I needed a newer version of libplist so I followed the install instructions on libplists github page. That seemed to install with no problem and now that I got around that error, ./autogen.sh throws this error...

This is the last line of it running and then the error I get in the terminal...

#define LT_OBJDIR ".libs/"

checking for libplist Cython bindings... no
configure: WARNING: cannot find libplist Cython bindings. You should  
install your distribution specific libplist Cython bindings package.
checking for openssl... no
configure: error: OpenSSL support explicitly requested but OpenSSL could 
not be found

Tried to do a sudo apt-get install openssl but it says it's already installed..

Use this answer, it works. http://askubuntu.com/a/672018/367165 — A.B., Sep 22 '15 at 13:09
Now I'm getting a different error... updating my question... — Xander, Sep 22 '15 at 14:03
@A.B. Well, I got past all the errors. Got it installed, but ios-webkit-debug-proxy is still broke. Unable to retrieve device list. I give up. — Xander, Sep 22 '15 at 14:45

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 22 '15 at 15:42

5

To compile the code you need the development libraries of libssl. Installing openssl or libssl isn't enough. Therefore install libssl-dev via

sudo apt-get install libssl-dev

After that, start

./autogen.sh

again.

answered Sep 22 '15 at 15:42

A.B.

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Thanks. That got it installed, which let me install ios-webkit-debug-proxy finally. Sad news is that ios-webkit-debug-proxy still won't work for me. Just says "unable to retrieve device list" – Xander Sep 22 '15 at 16:37
I would say, that's enough for a new question. – A.B. Sep 22 '15 at 17:29
How could this be done in macos? – iSeeker Jun 02 '20 at 04:37

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 22 '15 at 14:28

2

install package libssl-dev

sudo apt-get install libssl-dev

then recompile code .

answered Sep 22 '15 at 14:28

pl_rock

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Not sure how to get around build error (libimobiledevice 1.2)

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