lablgtk2 @2.18.6: build failure (command execution failed)

[hexadecagram ({16/7})]

Fails to build on Catalina. main.log attached.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Looks like the error in the log is:

:info:build Error (warning 61): This primitive declaration uses type t, which is unannotated and
:info:build unboxable. The representation of such types may change in future
:info:build versions. You should annotate the declaration of t with [@@boxed]
:info:build or [@@unboxed].

Maybe this version of lablgtk2 is not compatible with the version of ocaml currently in MacPorts.

Maybe updating ocaml or updating lablgtk2 would help.

[pmetzger (Perry E. Metzger)]

I think updating lablgtk2 is the necessary step. I'll try it out right now.

[pmetzger (Perry E. Metzger)]

Okay, I just updated lablgtk2 to 2.18.8. HOWEVER, I don't know how to test it, I don't really use the package. If hexadecagram could check if it is working for them, I'd appreciate it.

[hexadecagram ({16/7})]

It would seem the version bump was sufficient enough to result in a successful build.

[pmetzger (Perry E. Metzger)]

It does build. But does it work for you?

[hexadecagram ({16/7})]

I'm not sure. The only port I use that depends on this is unison, which, even after attempting port upgrade -R --force installed and ocaml-\*, fails to build, giving the error reported in #58852.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to pmetzger:

It does build.

Therefore, I think this ticket should be closed, since failure to build is what this ticket was about.