[MacPorts] #32382: pdftk fails to build

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#32382: pdftk fails to build
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  Reporter:  Sam.Halliday@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
      Type:  defect                  |      Status:  closed                               
  Priority:  Normal                  |   Milestone:                                       
 Component:  ports                   |     Version:  2.0.3                                
Resolution:  duplicate               |    Keywords:  lion                                 
      Port:  pdftk                   |  
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

  * status:  new => closed
 * cc: ryandesign@… (added)
  * keywords:  => lion
  * resolution:  => duplicate
  * port:  => pdftk


Old description:

> pdftk currently fails to build, full log file attached but the nub of it
> seems to be this error
>

> :info:build /opt/local/bin/gcj-mp-4.5 -Wall -fsource=1.3 -O2
> --encoding=UTF-8
> --classpath="/opt/local/share/java/libgcj-4.5.3.jar:/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_pdftk/pdftk/work/pdftk-1.44-dist/java:."
> -C com/lowagie/text/Anchor.java
> :info:build Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassFormatError:
> org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.Compiler (erroneous constant pool tag)
> :info:build    at java.lang.VMClassLoader.defineClass(libgcj.11.dylib)
> :info:build    at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(libgcj.11.dylib)
> :info:build    at
> java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(libgcj.11.dylib)
> :info:build    at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(libgcj.11.dylib)
> :info:build    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(libgcj.11.dylib)
> :info:build    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(libgcj.11.dylib)
> :info:build    at
> org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.impl.CompilerOptions.resetDefaults(CompilerOptions.java:963)
> :info:build    at
> org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.impl.CompilerOptions.<init>(CompilerOptions.java:371)
> :info:build    at
> org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.impl.CompilerOptions.<init>(CompilerOptions.java:363)
> :info:build    at
> org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.Main.initialize(Main.java:3548)
> :info:build    at
> org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.Main.<init>(Main.java:1435)
> :info:build    at
> org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.Main.<init>(Main.java:1423)
> :info:build    at
> org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.GCCMain.<init>(GCCMain.java:62)
> :info:build    at
> org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.GCCMain.main(GCCMain.java:498)
> :info:build make[1]: [com/lowagie/text/Anchor.class] Error 1 (ignored)
>

> As an aside - why can't we just install as a standard Java app? gcc-java
> is a big load of epic failure.

New description:

 pdftk currently fails to build, full log file attached but the nub of it
 seems to be this error

 {{{
 :info:build /opt/local/bin/gcj-mp-4.5 -Wall -fsource=1.3 -O2
 --encoding=UTF-8
 --classpath="/opt/local/share/java/libgcj-4.5.3.jar:/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_pdftk/pdftk/work/pdftk-1.44-dist/java:."
 -C com/lowagie/text/Anchor.java
 :info:build Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassFormatError:
 org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.Compiler (erroneous constant pool tag)
 :info:build    at java.lang.VMClassLoader.defineClass(libgcj.11.dylib)
 :info:build    at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(libgcj.11.dylib)
 :info:build    at
 java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(libgcj.11.dylib)
 :info:build    at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(libgcj.11.dylib)
 :info:build    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(libgcj.11.dylib)
 :info:build    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(libgcj.11.dylib)
 :info:build    at
 org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.impl.CompilerOptions.resetDefaults(CompilerOptions.java:963)
 :info:build    at
 org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.impl.CompilerOptions.<init>(CompilerOptions.java:371)
 :info:build    at
 org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.impl.CompilerOptions.<init>(CompilerOptions.java:363)
 :info:build    at
 org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.Main.initialize(Main.java:3548)
 :info:build    at
 org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.Main.<init>(Main.java:1435)
 :info:build    at
 org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.Main.<init>(Main.java:1423)
 :info:build    at
 org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.GCCMain.<init>(GCCMain.java:62)
 :info:build    at
 org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.GCCMain.main(GCCMain.java:498)
 :info:build make[1]: [com/lowagie/text/Anchor.class] Error 1 (ignored)
 }}}

 As an aside - why can't we just install as a standard Java app? gcc-java
 is a big load of epic failure.

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Comment:

 Please remember to use WikiFormatting, to fill in the Port field, and to
 Cc the maintainer of that port.

 And please search for duplicates before filing a new ticket. This is a
 duplicate of #30299.

 > why can't we just install as a standard Java app? gcc-java is a big load
 of epic failure.

 I agree that gcc java has been problematic for pdftk (or perhaps pdftk is
 problematic for gcc java) but I was not aware of an alternative. What
 alternative are you suggesting? What does it mean to you to "install as a
 standard Java app"?

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