sysbench fails to build on 10.6.8: error: Autoconf version 2.63 or higher is required

[barracuda156]

./autogen.sh: running `aclocal-1.10 -I m4' 
configure.ac:3: error: Autoconf version 2.63 or higher is required
configure.ac:3: the top level
autom4te: /usr/bin/gm4 failed with exit status: 63
aclocal-1.10: /usr/bin/autom4te failed with exit status: 63
Can't execute aclocal
Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_benchmarks_sysbench/sysbench/work/sysbench-1.0.20" && ./autogen.sh && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --without-mysql --without-pgsql --with-system-luajit 
Exit code: 1

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

I don't see that problem on my Monterey x86_64 system. What version of autoconf do you have installed?

port -qv installed autoconf
autoconf --version

[barracuda156]

Replying to ryandesign:

I don't see that problem on my Monterey x86_64 system. What version of autoconf do you have installed?

port -qv installed autoconf
autoconf --version

10:~ svacchanda$ port -qv installed autoconf
  autoconf @2.71_1 (active) requested_variants='' platform='darwin 10' archs='noarch' date='2022-07-17T00:41:21+0800'
10:~ svacchanda$ autoconf --version
autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.71
Copyright (C) 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+/Autoconf: GNU GPL version 3 or later
<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>, <https://gnu.org/licenses/exceptions.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

Looks good, but does not work with this port. (It does work fine otherwise, multiple ports use autotools.)

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

In 22d058fea4336fc4fd0fbeb4aa150f586e145eb6/macports-ports (master):

sysbench: Use MacPorts autotools programs

Closes: #67063