[MacPorts] #38553: kde @3.5.10 depends on autoconf version conflicting with kdebase3

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#38553: kde @3.5.10 depends on autoconf version conflicting with kdebase3
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 Reporter:  macports.org@…                       |      Owner:  macports-
     Type:  defect                               |  tickets@…
 Priority:  Normal                               |     Status:  new
Component:  ports                                |  Milestone:
 Keywords:  kde dependency autoconf autoconf263  |    Version:  2.1.3
                                                 |       Port:  kde
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 kde @3.5.10 depends on autoconf263 and kdebase3, but kdebase3 @3.5.10
 needs autoconf => 2.65 thus kdebase3 fails to build.

 kdebase3 fails with the following in the log:
 {{{
 :info:build aclocal: warning: autoconf input should be named
 'configure.ac', not 'configure.in'
 :info:build acinclude.m4:3724: warning: the serial number must appear
 before any macro definition
 :info:build acinclude.m4:3769: warning: the serial number must appear
 before any macro definition
 :info:build acinclude.m4:3814: warning: the serial number must appear
 before any macro definition
 :info:build acinclude.m4:6007: warning: the serial number must appear
 before any macro definition
 :info:build configure.in:43: error: Autoconf version 2.65 or higher is
 required
 :info:build /opt/local/share/aclocal-1.13/init.m4:23: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE is
 expanded from...
 :info:build configure.in:43: the top level
 :info:build autom4te263: /opt/local/bin/gm4 failed with exit status: 63
 :info:build aclocal: error: echo failed with exit status: 63
 :info:build make: *** [cvs] Error 1
 :info:build kdebase3-3.5.10-7 cvs failed!
 }}}

 Is there a reason that kde depends on autoconf263 and not on autoconf?

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