gpredict @202120807-0f3beb6a: command execution failed

[OZ1SEJ (Steen Eiler Jørgensen)]

$ sudo port install gpredict
--->  Configuring gpredict
Error: Failed to configure gpredict: autoreconf failure: command execution failed
Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_science_gpredict/gpredict/main.log for details.
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets if you believe there is a bug.
Error: Processing of port gpredict failed

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Please attach the main.log and (if one was created in port work gpredict) the config.log. "command execution failed" unfortunately tells us nothing more specific than "an error occurred" which is not enough to diagnose the problem.

[OZ1SEJ (Steen Eiler Jørgensen)]

/opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_science_gpredict/gpredict/main.log

[OZ1SEJ (Steen Eiler Jørgensen)]

main.log found and attached.

[Schamschula (Marius Schamschula)]

On the same platform (macOS Ventura 13.5.1; Darwin Kernel Version 22.6.0; Xcode CLI 14.3.1.0.1.1683849156) I cannot replicate this error.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

The log says:

configure:4758: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_NLS

"NLS" is natural language support, a.k.a. gettext. This suggests that port:gettext should be added to depends_build. If the port links with gettext libraries, then port:gettext-runtime should also be added to depends_lib.

[OZ1SEJ (Steen Eiler Jørgensen)]

So - is there something I need to do install Gpredict?

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

You can try installing the gettext port. (sudo port install gettext). If that allows you to build gpredict from source, that confirms that Marius should add the dependencies as I indicated.

[OZ1SEJ (Steen Eiler Jørgensen)]

So, sudo port install gettext, and then sudo port install gpredict - that should work?

[Schamschula (Marius Schamschula)]

Good catch Ryan! I'll add the dependency to the Portfile.

[Marius Schamschula <mschamschula@…>]

In 2237b81f0c0d106ff9857ba0a291048668b2fee4/macports-ports (master):

gpredict: add gettext dependency, reorder depends_lib

Closes: #68110

[ra1nb0w]

Thank you very much @mschamschula and @ryandesign!

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Hmm, you added gettext to depends_lib. gettext belongs in depends_build, and gettext-runtime, if needed, belongs in depends_lib. See ​https://lists.macports.org/pipermail/macports-dev/2021-December/044041.html.