texlive-bin @2020.54632_1 -x11 configure fails with: Sorry, you need snprintf and vsnprintf.

[dubiousjim]

I can't build texlive-bin with a new install of OS X 10.15.6, Xcode 11.6. Have sudo port deactivate active; sudo port install -Nv texlive-bin build.jobs=1. My /opt/local/etc/macports/variants.conf has +no_x11 -x11 +quartz -universal.

Will attach log of failed install.

[easye]

The build fails for me without any variants specified.

[ned-deily (Ned Deily)]

Build from source failed for me in the same way, i.e. configure tests failing. Solved by following the procedure to update the Command Line Tools (​https://trac.macports.org/wiki/ProblemHotlist#reinstall-clt).

[dubiousjim]

Great, that fixed it for me too.

[drkp (Dan Ports)]

Yes, seems like this is a problem with the latest Xcode or CLT update -- I'm not sure exactly which

[dubiousjim]

After a recent update texlive-bin needs to be rebuilt:

$ sudo port -v rev-upgrade
--->  Scanning binaries for linking errors
Could not open /opt/local/lib/libicudata.65.dylib: Error opening or reading file (referenced from /opt/local/libexec/texlive/binaries/bibtexu)
Could not open /opt/local/lib/libicuuc.65.dylib: Error opening or reading file (referenced from /opt/local/libexec/texlive/binaries/bibtexu)
Could not open /opt/local/lib/libicui18n.65.dylib: Error opening or reading file (referenced from /opt/local/libexec/texlive/binaries/bibtexu)
Could not open /opt/local/lib/libicuio.65.dylib: Error opening or reading file (referenced from /opt/local/libexec/texlive/binaries/bibtexu)
--->  Found 11 broken files, matching files to ports     
--->  Found 1 broken port, determining rebuild order
You can always run 'port rev-upgrade' again to fix errors.
The following ports will be rebuilt: texlive-bin @2020.54632

But when I try to rebuild I get the "Sorry, you need snprintf and vsnprintf." error again. Now I find that this error persists even after following the linked technique for updating the Command Line Tools.

[snowflake (Dave Evans)]

Patch for configure in text/kpathsea

[snowflake (Dave Evans)]

I had this "Sorry, you need snprintf and vsnprintf.".

I fixed it with a patch added to the Portfile and files

Please see "Patch for configure in texk/kpathsea" in the Attachments.

texlive-bin now builds on Xcode 12 and Big Sur

[michaelld (Michael Dickens)]

Thanks @snowflake : ​https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/8514

[michaelld (Michael Dickens)]

In 3a458c8ccb22c53be8c2b7f27ae300f8b0dbfe8f/macports-ports (master):

texlive-bin: add patch to fix finding of snprintf and vsnprintf on macOS 11.0

Will not harm older macOS or other OSs

Closes: #60963

[mojca (Mojca Miklavec)]

Upstream has fixed this problem a while ago (I wasn't aware):

​http://tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=55760

Further changes are potentially needed in the upstream, but those are about dependencies of TeX Live like fontforge, libpng etc.