gnutls @3.6.16_4 does not build on PPC Tiger, Mac OS X 10.4.11, because a configure script hangs in an endless loop?

[ballapete (Peter "Pete" Dyballa)]

I am building in GNU Emacs. The configure reaches/outputs the last line of text:

checking for CMOCKA... no
checking for LIBIDN2... yes
checking for nettle_get_secp_192r1 in -lhogweed... yes
checking for nettle_rsa_sec_decrypt... yes
checking for nettle_cfb8_encrypt... yes
checking for union nettle_block8... yes
checking for nettle_cmac128_update... yes
checking for nettle_xts_encrypt_message... yes
checking for nettle_gosthash94cp_update... yes
checking for nettle_gost28147_set_key... no
checking for nettle_streebog512_update... yes
checking for nettle_curve448_mul... yes
checking for nettle_ed448_shake256_sign... yes
checking for nettle_get_gost_gc256b... yes
checking for nettle_get_gost_gc512a... yes
checking for nettle_gostdsa_sign... yes
checking for nettle_chacha_set_counter... yes
checking for nettle_siv_cmac_aes128_set_key... yes

After some time my PowerBook G4 starts to activate the fans, which usually does not happen. Then I send a break signal to GNU Emacs to interrupt compilation. The output then is (excerpt):

checking gmp soname... 
Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_nue.de.rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_gnutls/gnutls/work/gnutls-3.6.16" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --disable-hardware-acceleration --disable-guile --disable-silent-rules --disable-static --enable-local-libopts --enable-openssl-compatibility --with-p11-kit --with-system-priority-file="/opt/local/etc/gnutls/default-priorities" --with-default-trust-store-pkcs11=pkcs11: ac_cv_prog_AWK=/usr/bin/awk --host=powerpc-apple-darwin8 --build=powerpc-apple-darwin8 --with-unbound-root-key-file="/opt/local/var/run/unbound/root.key" 
Exit code: 1

[ballapete (Peter "Pete" Dyballa)]

Main.log from PPC Tiger, Mac OS X 10.4.11

[ballapete (Peter "Pete" Dyballa)]

The last tests in config.log are:

configure:66234: $? = 0
configure:66234: result: yes
configure:66258: checking for nettle_siv_cmac_aes128_set_key
configure:66258: /opt/local/bin/gcc-mp-7 -o conftest -pipe -Os -I/opt/local/include/LegacySupport -arch ppc -I/opt/local/include -D__WORDSIZE=32 -I/opt/local/include/LegacySupport -L/opt/local/lib -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -lMacportsLegacySupport -arch ppc conftest.c  -L/opt/local/lib -lnettle >&5
configure:66258: $? = 0
configure:66258: result: yes
configure:66280: checking gmp soname
configure:66296: /opt/local/bin/gcc-mp-7 -o conftest -pipe -Os -I/opt/local/include/LegacySupport -arch ppc -I/opt/local/include -D__WORDSIZE=32 -I/opt/local/include/LegacySupport -L/opt/local/lib -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -lMacportsLegacySupport -arch ppc conftest.c  -lgmp >&5
configure:66296: $? = 0

then follows the section of:

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

Presumingly these are the corresponding lines in the configure script:

66298	# Check for SIV-CMAC
66299	save_LIBS=$LIBS
66300	LIBS="$LIBS $NETTLE_LIBS"
66301	for ac_func in nettle_siv_cmac_aes128_set_key
66302	do :
66303	  ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "nettle_siv_cmac_aes128_set_key" "ac_cv_func_nettle_siv_cmac_aes128_set_key"
66304	if test "x$ac_cv_func_nettle_siv_cmac_aes128_set_key" = xyes; then :
66305	  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
66306	#define HAVE_NETTLE_SIV_CMAC_AES128_SET_KEY 1
66307	_ACEOF
66308	
66309	fi
66310	done
66311	
66312	LIBS=$save_LIBS
66313	 if test "$ac_cv_func_nettle_siv_cmac_aes128_set_key" != "yes"; then
66314	  NEED_SIV_TRUE=
66315	  NEED_SIV_FALSE='#'
66316	else
66317	  NEED_SIV_TRUE='#'
66318	  NEED_SIV_FALSE=
66319	fi
66320	
66321	
66322	# Check sonames of the linked libraries needed for FIPS selftests.
66323	save_LIBS=$LIBS
66324	LIBS="$LIBS $GMP_LIBS"
66325	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking gmp soname" >&5
66326	$as_echo_n "checking gmp soname... " >&6; }
66327	cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
66328	/* end confdefs.h.  */
66329	
66330	               #include <gmp.h>
66331	int
66332	main ()
66333	{
66334	
66335	               mpz_t n;
66336	               mpz_init(n);
66337	  ;
66338	  return 0;
66339	}
66340	_ACEOF
66341	if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
66342	  gmp_so=`(eval "$LDDPROG conftest$EXEEXT $LDDPOSTPROC") | grep '^libgmp\.so'`
66343	else
66344	  gmp_so=none
66345	fi
66346	rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
66347	    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
66348	if test -z "$gmp_so"; then
66349		gmp_so=none
66350	fi
66351	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $gmp_so" >&5
66352	$as_echo "$gmp_so" >&6; }
66353	
66354	cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
66355	#define GMP_LIBRARY_SONAME "$gmp_so"
66356	_ACEOF

The problem seems to be that configure checks for .so files. On Mac OS X they use the extension .dylib…

[ballapete (Peter "Pete" Dyballa)]

This morning my PowerBook G4 did not want to present the login window when opening the lid. So it had to be restarted. And now while rev-upgradeing from upgrading icu the configure script has no problem… The build process has almost finished.

[kencu (Ken)]

I am presently trying to see if I can reproduce this on my Tiger system...

[ballapete (Peter "Pete" Dyballa)]

After a reboot it was gone… Before I could reproduce it a few times on different days.

[kencu (Ken)]

Yes, mine installs fine without any trouble:

$ port -v installed gnutls
The following ports are currently installed:
  gnutls @3.6.16_4 (active) requested_variants='' platform='darwin 8' archs='ppc' date='2022-11-30T16:49:43-0800'