docbook-xml using wrong dependency type

[jpbn@…]

It seems that when install gtk-doc, if docbook-xml or docbook-xsl are already installed via archives or if port_cutleaves has been called, gtk-doc will the not be able to find all necessary elements. This is likely due to docbook-xml/xsl only specifying their dependencies as depends_build and not depends_lib.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

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It's impossible to tell what the problem is from the few lines of output you have provided; please attach the log.

[eoffermann@…]

Complete contents of log while installing gtk-doc

[eoffermann@…]

I was having the same problem: The relevant offending bit from the log is here:

:info:configure checking for DocBook XML DTD V4.3 in XML catalog... not found
:info:configure configure: error: could not find DocBook XML DTD V4.3 in XML catalog
:info:configure shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_gnome_gtk-doc/work/gtk-doc-1.15" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --with-xml-catalog=/opt/local/etc/xml/catalog " returned error 1
:error:configure Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell command failed
:debug:configure Backtrace: configure failure: shell command failed

[nerdling (Jeremy Lavergne)]

It seems that the dependency tree isn't being calculated correctly. Can you try the following:

sudo port uninstall docbook-xml docbook-xsl
sudo port install docbook-xml docbook-xsl
sudo port install gtk-doc

[dbevans (David B. Evans)]

I can't reproduce this problem, no response for 4 months, assume resolved.

[pete@…]

The fix mentioned by by snc works for me.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

This was fixed by r69380.