exiv2: fails to build on 10.6.3: "unable to infer tagged configuration"

[dmmonarres@…]

Exiv2 seems to fail to run "make" at this step:

DEBUG: Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_graphics_exiv2/work/exiv2-0.18.2" && /usr/bin/make -j2 all'
if test "x1" = "x1"; then cd xmpsdk/src && /usr/bin/make xmpsdk; fi;
libtool: compile: unable to infer tagged configuration
libtool: compile: specify a tag with `--tag'
make[1]: *** [XMPMeta.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
libtool: compile: unable to infer tagged configuration
libtool: compile: specify a tag with `--tag'
make[1]: *** [XMPMeta-GetSet.o] Error 1
make: *** [xmpsdk] Error 2

I have attached the full debug log after cleaning port.

[dmmonarres@…]

Debug Log

[dmmonarres@…]

After removing the post-configure step the port builds.

[dmmonarres@…]

Log of build after post-configure removal.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

I can't reproduce this problem; port builds fine for me on Snow Leopard. I also updated the port to 0.19. Do you still see this problem with exiv2 after selfupdating? If so, please try rebuilding your libtool port ("sudo port -n upgrade --force libtool"), clean exiv2 ("sudo port clean exiv2") and try again.

[dmmonarres@…]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

I can't reproduce this problem; port builds fine for me on Snow Leopard. I also updated the port to 0.19. Do you still see this problem with exiv2 after selfupdating? If so, please try rebuilding your libtool port ("sudo port -n upgrade --force libtool"), clean exiv2 ("sudo port clean exiv2") and try again.

After forcing a rebuild of libtool, exiv2 builds and installs correctly. Thanks.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Great, glad you got it working.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Turns out it wasn't invalid, it just only occurred in a select set of circumstances, explored further and fixed in #27525.