thunderbird-x11 fails on MacOS 10.7 Lion: now.o compiled for i386

[robert.p.fischer-1@…]

thunderbird-x11 fails to compile. I just did a "sudo port -d sync".

Relevant log is below. For some reason, it seems to be compiling now.o for 32-bit instead of 64-bit.

-- Bob

:info:build gmake[3]: Entering directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_svn.mac
ports.org_trunk_dports_mail_thunderbird-x11/thunderbird-x11/work/mozilla/directory/c-sdk/config'
:info:build /Developer/usr/bin/llvm-gcc-4.2  now.o  -o now
:info:build ld: warning: ignoring file now.o, file was built for i386 which is not the architecture being linked (x86_64)
:info:build Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
:info:build   "_main", referenced from:
:info:build       start in crt1.10.6.o
:info:build ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
:info:build collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Yes, the intention is that thunderbird-x11 be compiled 32-bit; that's the purpose of the line "supported_archs i386 ppc" in the portfile. The surprising part, and the reason the build fails, is that when trying to create "now" from "now.o", it's forgetting to use the -arch flags that were used in every previous step, thus it's trying to make "now" 64-bit, which of course won't work because "now.o" is 32-bit as it should be.

Unfortunately this port has no maintainer so someone will have to volunteer to figure out what's wrong and submit a patch.

[neverpanic (Clemens Lang)]

Obsoleted by #39022 and r115718.

[cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)]

Cc Me!