[MacPorts] #17960: curl: build failure when building universal for i386 ppc x86_64 ppc64

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Jan 20, 2009, at 15:28, MacPorts wrote:

> #17960: curl: build failure when building universal for i386 ppc  
> x86_64 ppc64
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>  Reporter:  ryandesign@…             |       Owner:  ryandesign@…
>      Type:  defect                   |      Status:  new
>  Priority:  Normal                   |   Milestone:  Port Bugs
> Component:  ports                    |     Version:  1.7.0
>  Keywords:                           |        Port:  curl
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>
> Comment(by mcalhoun@…):
>
>  Replying to [comment:4 ryandesign@…]:
>> I'm not prepared to, for every new version of curl, configure for  
>> each
>>  architecture and manually compare the headers to see how they  
>> differ, so
>>  I'll have to look for an automated solution, maybe the merge()  
>> function,
>>  maybe the new merge-universal portgroup.
>
>
>  For what it's worth, this is the type of situation I had in mind  
> for the
>  merge-universal portgroup.[[BR]]
>  I have not yet had time to add merge-universal to any ports in the  
> trunk
>  (only my local repository), but I can look into it.

With all the 64-bit issues I'm seeing with various ports of mine, or  
more especially with the reports of 64-bit issues from others which  
have no readily-apparent symptoms, I'm about ready to use use the  
merge-universal portgroup for every port.