gettext 0.18.1.1 - conftest crash

[tael67@…]

When trying to build gettext, I have an OSX crash popup for conftest. Here is the log :

Date/Time:      2011-05-10 02:34:25.031 +0200
OS Version:     10.4.11 (Build 8S2167)
Report Version: 4

Command: conftest
Path:    ./conftest
Parent:  sh [27470]

Version: ??? (???)

PID:    27471
Thread: 0

Exception:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes:      KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000000

Thread 0 Crashed:
0   libSystem.B.dylib 	0x9003e9e0 realpath + 240
1   conftest          	0x00001f2a main + 36
2   conftest          	0x00001eea _start + 216
3   conftest          	0x00001e11 start + 41

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
  eax: 0x00000000  ebx: 0x9003e901  ecx: 0xffffffff  edx: 0x90004ddc
  edi: 0x00000000  esi: 0x00001fc8  ebp: 0xbffff5b8  esp: 0xbfffe310
   ss: 0x0000001f  efl: 0x00010246  eip: 0x9003e9e0   cs: 0x00000017
   ds: 0x0000001f   es: 0x0000001f   fs: 0x00000000   gs: 0x00000037

Binary Images Description:
    0x1000 -     0x1fff conftest 	/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_gettext/work/gettext-0.18.1.1/gettext-runtime/conftest
0x8fe00000 - 0x8fe4afff dyld 46.16	/usr/lib/dyld
0x90000000 - 0x90171fff libSystem.B.dylib 	/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
0x901c1000 - 0x901c3fff libmathCommon.A.dylib 	/usr/lib/system/libmathCommon.A.dylib
0x90bd2000 - 0x90bd9fff libgcc_s.1.dylib 	/usr/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib

Model: MacBook2,1, BootROM MB21.00A5.B07, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GHz, 1 GB
Graphics: Intel GMA 950, GMA 950, Built-In, spdisplays_integrated_vram
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 512 MB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 512 MB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x87), 1.4.4
Bluetooth: Version 1.9.5f4, 2 service, 0 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: ST980811AS, 74.53 GB
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITACD-RW  CW-8221
USB Device: USB2.0 Hub, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: iPod, Apple, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Built-in iSight, Micron, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Macally DotMouse, Macally Peripherals, Up to 1.5 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, Apple, Inc., Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, Apple Computer, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: IR Receiver, Apple Computer, Inc., Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

That sounds familiar. But does it actually prevent gettext from building?

P.S.: if you're really running MacPorts 1.9.1, please "sudo port selfupdate" to get 1.9.2.

[tael67@…]

I have updated to 1.9.2 and it still crashes. But you are right, it does not prevent gettext from being installed.

[tael67@…]

In fact, I get this crash with a lot of different ports.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

This particular crash is in realpath. Within the gettext source there is the file canonicalize.m4 which is built into the configure script which tests for the capabilities of the realpath function; it seems to be this test which is crashing and thus showing a crash reporter dialog box. Perhaps the other ports you've seen to display a crash reporter dialog box are using the same canonicalize.m4 test. Or perhaps they are unrelated crashes.

In this case anyway, I've reported the problem to the developers of gettext: ​https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?33273 . For other ports, you should report the problems directly to the developers; there's likely nothing MacPorts-specific about the problem, and MacPorts will get the fix as the upstream developers release new versions.

Be aware that support for Tiger, both in MacPorts and in the developer community, is waning as fewer people have access to Tiger machines anymore.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Upstream has fixed this in gnulib, so I'm marking this "fixed" (though it's not fixed in MacPorts yet). The fix will trickle down to MacPorts in time, once a new version of gnulib is released, and a new version of gettext is released based on that version of gnulib, and the gettext port in MacPorts is updated to that new version of gettext.