pidgin build failure with gcc 4.0

[hippallium-macports@…]

$ sudo port install pidgin
--->  Computing dependencies for pidgin
--->  Building pidgin
Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command failed
Log for pidgin is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_net_pidgin/main.log
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

[hippallium-macports@…]

Log for pidgin is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_net_pidgin/main.log

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Please remember to cc the maintainer.

[matthewapeters@…]

Cc Me!

[hippallium-macports@…]

It seems that the package for pidgin depend on an Xcode version that is not available for Mac OS Leopard. I have Xcode 3.1.4.

[nefar@…]

The latest port version is 2.7.3 and it compiled fine for me. I have Xcode version 3.2.3. Maybe you should upgrade to leopard?

[hippallium-macports@…]

I am already using Leopard. But Xcode 3.2.3 requires Snow Leopard.

I have tried to compile the older Pidgin 2.6.6. It was working in the past but today I get the same error message. It seems that something has changed recently in MacPorts and that affects the port Pidgin.

[hippallium-macports@…]

I can build pidgin if I pass the option --disable-perl to the configure script.

[dbevans (David B. Evans)]

Building pidgin also fails for me in this same way on both Leopard and Tiger (ppc) but builds properly on Snow Leopard (x86_64).

This appears to be compiler dependent as configuring the port to use gcc-4.2 on Leopard allows it to build. gcc-4.2 is the default on Snow Leopard and is available but not the default on Snow Leopard. For Tiger, I am using --disable-perl for now although installing gcc42 may be a solution there (I haven't tried this).

Attached is my patch for the Portfile.

[dbevans (David B. Evans)]

Proposed patch to Portfile

[list-ener@…]

Patch by devans worked for me, Leopard x86_64.

[gokturk.yuksek@…]

Please see the Ticket #25092. The problem is essentially caused by the inclusion of file /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.8.9/darwin-2level/CORE/config.h in the build rather than the one in $(top_srcdir). I believe the alternative solution is better because instead of disabling perl support, it simply fixes the problem by including the correct config.h file.

[dbevans (David B. Evans)]

Fix proposed in #25092 committed as part of r74217.