[MacPorts] #40250: octave-devel configure failure: to build Octave, you must have the PCRE library and header files installed

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#40250: octave-devel configure failure: to build Octave, you must have the PCRE
library and header files installed
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  Reporter:  mschamschula@…  |      Owner:  michaelld@…
      Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports           |    Version:  2.2.0
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
      Port:  octave-devel    |
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Comment (by mschamschula@…):

 Replying to [comment:10 michaelld@…]:
 > OK; try this:
 > {{{
 > cd ~/Desktop
 > cp -rp `port dir qt4-mac`/files/cpath cpath_test
 > cd cpath_test
 > CPATH=. /usr/bin/gcc -v -nostdinc -c cpath_test.c
 > }}}
 > and see if that works. Permissions should be OK for this test, at least
 in your local directory; I think the permission issue is with /var/.....

 Works just fine.

 I'm assuming you meant /opt/local/var. Listing the enclosing directory:

 {{{
 marius$ ls -l
 total 8
 drwxr-xr-x     5 root  wheel    170 Aug 21 11:18 Library
 drwxr-xr-x    13 root  admin    442 Aug 22 14:21 apache2
 drwxr-xr-x  2299 root  admin  78166 Aug 26 10:59 bin
 drwxr-xr-x    14 root  admin    476 Aug 21 13:56 dx
 drwxr-xr-x    43 root  admin   1462 Aug 26 10:08 etc
 drwxr-xr-x   594 root  admin  20196 Aug 26 10:59 include
 drwxr-xr-x  1884 root  admin  64056 Aug 26 10:59 lib
 drwxr-xr-x    48 root  admin   1632 Aug 26 09:56 libexec
 lrwxr-xr-x     1 root  admin      9 Mar 27  2012 man -> share/man
 drwxr-xr-x    70 root  admin   2380 Aug 22 16:54 sbin
 drwxr-xr-x   168 root  admin   5712 Aug 26 10:26 share
 drwxr-xr-x     3 root  admin    102 Aug 22 16:46 src
 drwxr-xr-x    13 root  admin    442 Aug 22 16:28 var
 drwxr-xr-x     2 root  admin     68 Jan  6  2010 www
 }}}

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