[MacPorts] #29485: gcc44 failed to complete when doing "sudo port upgrade outdated"

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#29485: gcc44 failed to complete when doing "sudo port upgrade outdated"
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 Reporter:  dgh@…                |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  submission           |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal               |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports                |     Version:  1.9.2                                
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 OSX 10.6.5. Performed selfupdate and the upgrade outdated commands.

 The gcc44 portfile has Revision 78606. After letting it run overnight, I
 did a quick defect search and found defect #24541. This closed ticket said
 the gcc configuration process was confused by a symlink in /usr/include.

 I looked in my /usr/include directory and found many symlinks associated
 with tcl/tk (attached is list of symlink files).

 After moving these files to a subdirectory, gcc44 promptly completed with
 no errors.

 I didnt save the log file from the build that took forever, but Im sure I
 could recreate it.

 I dont think this is a defect in the gcc44 portfile, but I do think this
 could be a defect in the gcc configuration process, following up on
 irrelevant symlinks.

 The symlinks were made months ago. I dont remember what install I was
 performing that created the symlinks. At the time I was interest in
 various python modules so I could have installed something from the
 macpython site that made these links.

 This anomaly deserves higher visibility. Maybe the resolution is warning
 messages from the portfile, maybe its a bugreport to the gcc owners, maybe
 its just a hint in the documentation that this symlinks will confuse some
 ports.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/29485>
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