[MacPorts] #24059: curl +universal ppc/i386 fails on PowerPC

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#24059: curl +universal ppc/i386 fails on PowerPC
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 Reporter:  keybounce@…          |       Owner:  ryandesign@…           
     Type:  defect               |      Status:  new                    
 Priority:  Normal               |   Milestone:                         
Component:  ports                |     Version:  1.8.2                  
 Keywords:                       |        Port:  curl                   
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Comment(by ryandesign@…):

 Michael Gersten provided the following additional feedback by email:

 > Alright, the configure file for curl has this:
 >
 {{{
  dnl Check for user-specified random device
  AC_ARG_WITH(random,
  AC_HELP_STRING([--with-random=FILE],
                 [read randomness from FILE (default=/dev/urandom)]),
      [ RANDOM_FILE="$withval" ],
      [
          dnl Check for random device
          AC_CHECK_FILE("/dev/urandom", [ RANDOM_FILE="/dev/urandom"] )
      ]
  )
  if test -n "$RANDOM_FILE" && test X"$RANDOM_FILE" != Xno ; then
          AC_SUBST(RANDOM_FILE)
          AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RANDOM_FILE, "$RANDOM_FILE",
          [a suitable file to read random data from])
  fi
 }}}
 >
 > This is the only place where AC_CHECK_FILE is used, and this is what
 > triggers the cross compile warning. [[br]]
 > [[br]]
 > I don't know autoconf. Is there some way to specify that the default
 > file is "/dev/urandom" without having to test for its existence?
 > Technically, a file check should fail any time the destination is a
 > different operating system, not a different target for the same
 > operating system, so the AC_CHECK_FILE test is failing in error. [[br]]
 > [[br]]
 > (Heck, a change from one OS version to another might move a file, and
 > invalidate a test like this.)

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