Install Asterisk in Mac (including Lion)

Mac port packages are available for Asterisk in mac

As a first step, do a port update to get all new packages:

port selfupdate

Step 2:

sudo port install asterisk

[This is a long process, it will start installing many dependancy packages]

Possible errors you can see:

1) Image error: /opt/local/bin/a2p is being used by the active perl5.8 port.  Please deactivate this port first, or use ‘port -f activate perl5′ to force the activation.

Solution: Check all perl version installed using the given command:

sudo port installed | grep perl

Uninstall old perl version will solve this problem.

eg: port uninstall perl5 @5.8.9_0

sudo port uninstall   perl5.8 @5.8.9_3

Also if you can run an update outdate package command, this will be alos helpful:

sudo port upgrade outdated

Continue again the command: sudo port install asterisk

2) Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell command failed (see log for details).

portaudio failed to install.

Solution: Download port audio files from portaudio website.  Replace the source files of portaudio local folded  (where the error is located) and Manually install it using the following commands

sudo /usr/bin/make -j2 -w all
sudo /usr/bin/make install

After installation, link this portaudio with port installation using the following command:

port -f activate portaudio

Continue running this command: sudo port install asterisk

3) When installing Asterisk, you may get another error:

For a undefined variable: snmp/agent.c:830: error: ‘RONLY’ undeclared

Solution: Find the file snmp/agent.c and add #define RONLY 1

If Asterisk still fail to install, download the package file from asterisk website and install manually.

Before compiling this, edit makeopts file and update the line:

change “CONFIG_LDFLAGS=” to “CONFIG_LDFLAGS= /usr/lib/bundle1.o

Good luck