[MacPorts] #24339: Add port xmlrpc-c "stable" to macports

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#24339: Add port xmlrpc-c "stable" to macports
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 Reporter:  bitmail@…            |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  request              |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal               |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports                |     Version:  1.8.2                                
 Keywords:  xmlrpc-c stable      |        Port:  xmlrpc                               
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Comment(by claus@…):

 Some status reports on various attempts to get a more recent xmlrpc-c into
 macports:
 [[BR]][[BR]]
 STABLE - does not compile, unrecognized "ld" option --rpath[[BR]]
 TRUNK - compiles OK but has introduced a change which breaks compat[[BR]]
 1.25.00 - compiles OK but has same change as trunk[[BR]]
 1.24.00 - compiles OK but has same change as trunk[[BR]]
 1.22.00 - does not compile, missing the .configure script?[[BR]]
 1.19.05 - does not compile, unrecognized "ld" option --rpath[[BR]]
 1.17.08 - does not compile, "make all" fails[[BR]]
 1.14.00 - does not compile, GCC does not like a particular source syntax
 (undeclared (ulong))[[BR]]
 1.9.0 - does not compile, missing .configure script and macport's libtool
 is wrong version[[BR]]
 1.7.0 - does not compile at all[[BR]]
 [[BR]][[BR]]
 But I did manage to get the stable branch installed on my system. What I
 did was:[[BR]]
 [[BR]]
 - use Portfile-xmlrpc-c.diff to patch xmlrpc-c portfile (force "stable"
 branch download)[[BR]]
 - let "sudo port install xmlrpc-c" fail[[BR]]
 - go to the build-directory and find the working directory[[BR]]
 - make clean[[BR]]
 - sudo ./configure[[BR]]
 - sudo make[[BR]]
 - sudo make install[[BR]]
 [[BR]]
 This approach allows xmlrpc-c 1.16.32 to compile and install, but it does
 circumvent macports and prevents xmlrpc-c from being registered as an
 installed package.[[BR]]
 [[BR]]
 Other packages using xmlrpc-c will therefore fail to compile, giving you
 the message that xmlrpc-c could not be installed. It's poor practice, I
 know, but if like me you only have a single other package installed which
 requires xmlrpc-c and you really-really-really need xmlrpc-c 1.7.0 or
 above due to 64bit integer support, then you can certainly edit the
 Portfile for rtorrent-devel and comment out the part that adds xmlrpc-c as
 a dependency when +xmlrpc is used.[[BR]]
 [[BR]]
 Rtorrent-devel will still fail to build. However, the above approach using
 a manual install also works for this package. Et voila - everything works,
 but you've shot yourself quite thoroughly in the foot in regards to future
 updates.[[BR]]
 [[BR]]
 But it does work well... so far.

 Hope this helps some of you.


 Cheers,
 Claus / DK

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/24339#comment:8>
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