libtool, Xcode version, unable to infer tagged configuration

[Joshua Root]

On 2011-8-17 18:40 , Rainer Müller wrote:
> On 2011-08-17 03:20, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>> Some recent MacPorts changes (using a different compiler based on the Xcode
>> version, and distributing binaries) are causing problems for ports that use
>> libtool (and other ports).
>>
>> At build time, libtool records into itself the contents of the $CC variable.
>> And the value of the $CC variable at libtool build time must be the same as
>> the value of the $CC variable when you're actually using libtool; if it is
>> not, you get the error "unable to infer tagged configuration". (Many prior
>> occurrences of this error can be found in our issue tracker.)
> 
> Yes, this is really yet another problem with binary distribution. You would
> either have to run the same Xcode version as the buildbot or make a choice
> between using binaries or source only. Do we have an option yet to disable
> fetching archives?

How is this not a bug in libtool?

- Josh