gzip build requires newer texinfo than Tiger has

[garribald@…]

I have tried upgrading to the new version 1.3.13. I am not sure, which addition brings up the error - blind guess: documentation and a missing port dependency (if so, please do a variant). Anyway, the building log follows, system is OS 10.4.11 (ppc) and MacPorts 1.8.2:

$ sudo port -d upgrade gzip
DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/archivers/gzip
DEBUG: epoch: in tree: 0 installed: 0
DEBUG: gzip 1.3.13_0 exists in the ports tree
DEBUG: gzip 1.3.12_0  is the latest installed
DEBUG: gzip 1.3.12_0  is active
DEBUG: Merging existing variants  into variants
DEBUG: new fully merged portvariants: 
DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/archivers/gzip
DEBUG: OS Platform: darwin
DEBUG: OS Version: 8.11.0
DEBUG: Mac OS X Version: 10.4
DEBUG: System Arch: powerpc
DEBUG: setting option os.universal_supported to yes
DEBUG: org.macports.load registered provides 'load', a pre-existing procedure. Target override will not be provided
DEBUG: org.macports.distfiles registered provides 'distfiles', a pre-existing procedure. Target override will not be provided
DEBUG: adding the default universal variant
DEBUG: Reading variant descriptions from /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/_resources/port1.0/variant_descriptions.conf
DEBUG: Requested variant powerpc is not provided by port gzip.
DEBUG: Requested variant darwin is not provided by port gzip.
DEBUG: Requested variant macosx is not provided by port gzip.
DEBUG: Attempting ln -sf /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_archivers_gzip/work /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/archivers/gzip/work
--->  Computing dependencies for gzip
DEBUG: Executing org.macports.main (gzip)
--->  Fetching gzip
DEBUG: Executing org.macports.fetch (gzip)
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for gzip
DEBUG: Executing org.macports.checksum (gzip)
--->  Checksumming gzip-1.3.13.tar.gz
DEBUG: Correct (md5) checksum for gzip-1.3.13.tar.gz
DEBUG: Correct (sha1) checksum for gzip-1.3.13.tar.gz
DEBUG: Correct (rmd160) checksum for gzip-1.3.13.tar.gz
--->  Extracting gzip
DEBUG: Executing org.macports.extract (gzip)
--->  Extracting gzip-1.3.13.tar.gz
DEBUG: setting option extract.args to /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/gzip/gzip-1.3.13.tar.gz
DEBUG: Environment: MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.4'
DEBUG: Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_archivers_gzip/work" && /usr/bin/gzip -dc /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/gzip/gzip-1.3.13.tar.gz | /usr/bin/gnutar --no-same-owner -xf -'
DEBUG: Executing org.macports.patch (gzip)
--->  Applying patches to gzip
--->  Applying /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/archivers/gzip/files/patch-gzip-rsyncable.diff
DEBUG: Environment: MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.4'
DEBUG: Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_archivers_gzip/work/gzip-1.3.13" && /usr/bin/patch -p0'
patching file ./deflate.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 131 (offset -4 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 220 (offset -4 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 320 (offset -4 lines).
Hunk #4 succeeded at 560 (offset -4 lines).
Hunk #5 succeeded at 589 (offset -4 lines).
Hunk #6 succeeded at 639 (offset -4 lines).
Hunk #7 succeeded at 669 (offset -4 lines).
Hunk #8 succeeded at 698 (offset -4 lines).
Hunk #9 succeeded at 779 (offset -4 lines).
Hunk #10 succeeded at 792 (offset -4 lines).
patching file ./doc/gzip.texi
Hunk #1 succeeded at 353 (offset 3 lines).
patching file ./gzip.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 229 with fuzz 2 (offset -2 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 283 (offset 22 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 365 (offset 22 lines).
Hunk #4 succeeded at 496 (offset 24 lines).
patching file ./gzip.h
patching file ./trees.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 856 (offset -4 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 952 (offset -4 lines).
--->  Applying /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/archivers/gzip/files/patch-getopt.diff
DEBUG: Environment: MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.4'
DEBUG: Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_archivers_gzip/work/gzip-1.3.13" && /usr/bin/patch -p0'
patching file lib/getopt.in.h
patching file lib/unistd.in.h
patch unexpectedly ends in middle of line
Hunk #1 succeeded at 51 (offset 2 lines).
--->  Configuring gzip
DEBUG: Using compiler 'Mac OS X gcc 4.0'
DEBUG: Executing org.macports.configure (gzip)
DEBUG: Environment: CFLAGS='-pipe -O2 -arch ppc' CPPFLAGS='-I/opt/local/include' CXXFLAGS='-pipe -O2 -arch ppc' MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.4' CXX='/usr/bin/g++-4.0' F90FLAGS='-pipe -O2 -m32' LDFLAGS='-L/opt/local/lib' OBJC='/usr/bin/gcc-4.0' FCFLAGS='-pipe -O2 -m32' INSTALL='/usr/bin/install -c' OBJCFLAGS='-pipe -O2 -arch ppc' FFLAGS='-pipe -O2 -m32' CC='/usr/bin/gcc-4.0'
DEBUG: Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_archivers_gzip/work/gzip-1.3.13" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local DEFS=NO_ASM'
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configure: creating ./config.status
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config.status: executing depfiles commands
--->  Building gzip
DEBUG: Executing org.macports.build (gzip)
DEBUG: Environment: MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.4'
DEBUG: Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_archivers_gzip/work/gzip-1.3.13" && /usr/bin/nice -n 18 /usr/bin/make -j1 all'
Making all in lib
  GEN    alloca.h
  GEN    configmake.h
  GEN    fcntl.h
  GEN    getopt.h
  GEN    math.h
  GEN    stdint.h
  GEN    stdio.h
  GEN    stdlib.h
  GEN    string.h
  GEN    sys/stat.h
  GEN    time.h
  GEN    unistd.h
/usr/bin/make  all-recursive
  CC     close-hook.o
  CC     freadahead.o
  CC     freading.o
  CC     fseterr.o
  CC     localcharset.o
  CC     printf-frexp.o
  CC     printf-frexpl.o
  CC     xalloc-die.o
  CC     asnprintf.o
  CC     calloc.o
  CC     close-stream.o
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  CC     fflush.o
  CC     fpending.o
  CC     fprintf.o
  CC     fpurge.o
  CC     frexpl.o
  CC     fseeko.o
  CC     getopt.o
  CC     getopt1.o
  CC     lstat.o
  CC     open-safer.o
  CC     pipe-safer.o
  CC     printf.o
  CC     printf-args.o
  CC     printf-parse.o
  CC     quotearg.o
  CC     utimens.o
  CC     vasnprintf.o
  CC     vfprintf.o
  CC     xmalloc.o
  CC     yesno.o
  AR     libgzip.a
ranlib: file: libgzip.a(close-hook.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: libgzip.a(close-hook.o) has no symbols
  GEN    charset.alias
  GEN    ref-add.sed
  GEN    ref-del.sed
Making all in doc
Updating ./version.texi
restore=: && backupdir=".am$$" && \
am__cwd=`pwd` && CDPATH="${ZSH_VERSION+.}:" && cd . && \
rm -rf $backupdir && mkdir $backupdir && \
if (/bin/sh /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_archivers_gzip/work/gzip-1.3.13/build-aux/missing --run makeinfo --version) >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
  for f in gzip.info gzip.info-[0-9] gzip.info-[0-9][0-9] gzip.i[0-9] gzip.i[0-9][0-9]; do \
    if test -f $f; then mv $f $backupdir; restore=mv; else :; fi; \
  done; \
else :; fi && \
cd "$am__cwd"; \
if /bin/sh /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_archivers_gzip/work/gzip-1.3.13/build-aux/missing --run makeinfo --no-split  -I . \
 -o gzip.info gzip.texi; \
then \
  rc=0; \
  CDPATH="${ZSH_VERSION+.}:" && cd .; \
else \
  rc=$?; \
  CDPATH="${ZSH_VERSION+.}:" && cd . && \
  $restore $backupdir/* `echo "./gzip.info" | sed 's|[^/]*$||'`; \
fi; \
rm -rf $backupdir; exit $rc
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makeinfo: Removing output file `gzip.info' due to errors; use --force to preserve.
make[1]: *** [gzip.info] Error 1
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_archivers_gzip/work/gzip-1.3.13" && /usr/bin/nice -n 18 /usr/bin/make -j1 all " returned error 2
DEBUG: Backtrace: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_archivers_gzip/work/gzip-1.3.13" && /usr/bin/nice -n 18 /usr/bin/make -j1 all " returned error 2
    while executing
"command_exec build"
    (procedure "portbuild::build_main" line 9)
    invoked from within
"$procedure $targetname"
Warning: the following items did not execute (for gzip): org.macports.destroot org.macports.build
DEBUG: 
Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1

[touch.ung@…]

Cc Me!

[touch.ung@…]

Install texinfo port (and probably texi2html) fixes it.

[aaaskew@…]

On my system I had the same problem. I installed texinfo but not texi2html and gzip compiled so I would say only the former is required.

[garribald@…]

Thought so. Well, then a variant - i.e. "doc" - would be nice. I have no need for texinfo and obviously some others neither, before the current upgrade step done by nox came along. Would be nice to add at least the dependency, would be even nicer to do a variant, as said.

[boydb@…]

confirming for another 10.4 user; gzip failed with above errors, installed texinfo, and gzip finished compiling.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Has duplicate #23920.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to garribald@…:

a variant - i.e. "doc" - would be nice. I have no need for texinfo and obviously some others neither, before the current upgrade step done by nox came along. Would be nice to add at least the dependency, would be even nicer to do a variant, as said.

Here​ is a patch that adds the requested doc variant. However, it seems silly to have a variant whose sole purpose is to add a single additional file (gzip.info). We want to minimize the proliferation of variants in MacPorts and only add them where absolutely necessary due to expensive dependencies that not all will need. texinfo builds in under a minute on my 3-year-old MacBook Pro, so I don't think requiring texinfo is a great inconvenience, and recommend we just add the dependency​.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

hypothetical change to add a doc variant with texinfo dependency

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

recommended change to just add texinfo dependency

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Has duplicate #24527.

Fixed by unconditionally adding texinfo dependency in r66603.