Build of gdbm fails

[j.renz@…]

This error happens with both compilers

sudo port install gdbm configure.compiler=llvm-gcc-4.2
--->  Computing dependencies for gdbm
--->  Fetching archive for gdbm
--->  Attempting to fetch gdbm-1.10_1.darwin_11.x86_64.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/gdbm
--->  Fetching gdbm
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for gdbm
--->  Extracting gdbm
--->  Configuring gdbm
Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell command failed (see log for details)
Log for gdbm is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_databases_gdbm/gdbm/main.log
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

[j.renz@…]

Logfile

[neverpanic (Clemens Lang)]

Please remember to use WikiFormatting when pasting shell output into a ticket.

The problem is apparently caused by gdbm's configure script detecting your nawk install, which it prefers over /usr/bin/awk. However, I cannot reproduce your problem with the current nawk from MacPorts installed, although configure picks it up correctly. Can you attach the config.log?

A quickfix for your problem would probably be to uninstall nawk or install mawk or gawk, because those are preferred over nawk in gdbm's configure.

[j.renz@…]

Hi tahnks for the tipp, the suggested workaround worked. BUt after installing it looks like there in no config.log anymore?

[neverpanic (Clemens Lang)]

MacPorts cleans the config.log on successful builds, unless you specify the -k flag. Only the config.log of the failed build is interesting anyway, though, and that one is probably gone now.

[neverpanic (Clemens Lang)]

Are you still interested in getting this resolved or do you consider the workaround sufficient?

[j.renz@…]

The workaround is good enough for me :-)