[MacPorts] #62994: various ports fail to install on Leopard due to gnulib issue: /confdir-14B---: No space left on device

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#62994: various ports fail to install on Leopard due to gnulib issue: /confdir-
14B---: No space left on device
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  Reporter:  kencu                         |      Owner:  mascguy
      Type:  defect                        |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal                        |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports                         |    Version:
Resolution:                                |   Keywords:  leopard
      Port:  m4 bison findutils coreutils  |
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Comment (by catap):

 Replying to [comment:62 kencu]:
 > upstream had some suggestions about how to look into this, but I'm
 pretty sure nobody has taken them up on it:
 >
 > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2022-01/msg00063.html
 >

 I've spent a few hours on that but can't create a simple reproducer. It
 seems that the issue between path length and (d)word size; it also
 explains why `-devel` or non-devel port works, when another one doesn't.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/62994#comment:63>
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