Cannot install GLIB on OSX 10.6 (configure: error: *** No iconv() implement

Question

Folks,
I've been trying everything I can to install GLIB 2.23.0 on OSX 10.6 and it's failing when I attempt to run the ./configure with this error message below.
checking for libiconv_open in -liconv... no
configure: error: * No iconv() implementation found in C library or libiconv
How do I resolve to get this installed?

Answer 1

This solved it.
http://letsneverdie.net/blog/?p=75
./configure
Once this is complete, we’ll need to replace 3 lines in a certain source file.
From what I understand, apple’s included libiconv doesn’t support 64bit, and I happen to be building a 64bit irssi. So, let’s make the changes below to make sure the libiconv that we’ve built is used. Navigate to the ‘glib’ folder (just plain glib, the one INSIDE of the main glib source folder), and open ‘gconvert.c’ with your favorite editor.
#if defined(USELIBICONVGNU) && !defined (LIBICONVH)
#error GNU libiconv in use but included iconv.h not from libiconv
#endif
#if !defined(USELIBICONVGNU) && defined (LIBICONVH)
#error GNU libiconv not in use but included iconv.h is from libiconv
#endif
replace the last 3 lines, like so:
#if defined(USELIBICONVGNU) && !defined (LIBICONVH)
#error GNU libiconv in use but included iconv.h not from libiconv
#endif
#if !(defined(_APPLE_) && defined(_LP64_)) && !defined(USELIBICONVGNU) && defined (LIBICONVH)
#error GNU libiconv not in use but included iconv.h is from libiconv
#endif
Save and close the file in place. Now you’re ready to compile and install glib:
make
sudo make install