[MacPorts] #36769: dovecot2-sieve @0.3.1-1659 unable to install

[Michael Brian Bentley]

On 10/27/12 11:39 PM, MacPorts wrote:
> #36769: dovecot2-sieve @0.3.1-1659 unable to install
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>    Reporter:  bentley@…       |      Owner:  pixilla@…
>        Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
>    Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
>   Component:  ports           |    Version:  2.1.2
> Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
>        Port:  dovecot2-sieve  |
> -----------------------------+-----------------------
> Changes (by ryandesign@…):
>
>   * keywords:  dovecot-sieve =>
>   * owner:  macports-tickets@… => pixilla@…
>   * port:   => dovecot2-sieve
>
>
> Comment:
>
>   The log says "aclocal failed with exit status: 255" which is interesting,
>   but it also was not a clean build attempt, so before we investigate,
>   please "sudo port clean dovecot2-sieve", then try again, then attach the
>   new main.log.
>
Ultimately the solution depended on installing perl 5.12 +threads, as 
the error message that stood in the way of progress was something like 
"this version of perl does not support threads" which at first glance 
made no sense to me, but turned out it was serious.

Thanks for the help!

-Mike