[MacPorts] #43352: GSL 1.16 on Mavericks

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#43352: GSL 1.16 on Mavericks
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  Reporter:  gideon.simpson@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect            |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal            |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports             |    Version:  2.2.1
Resolution:                    |   Keywords:
      Port:  gsl               |
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Old description:

> When installing gsl 1.16 against gcc 4.8 on mavericks, I am getting the
> following error:
>
> Error: Failed to configure gsl, consult
> /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_gsl/gsl/work/gsl-1.16/config.log
> Error: org.macports.configure for port gsl returned: configure failure:
> command execution failed
> Please see the log file for port gsl for details:
> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_gsl/gsl/main.log
>
> The tail of the log file is:
>
> :info:configure checking for suffix of executables...
> :info:configure checking whether we are cross compiling... configure:
> error: in
> `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_gsl/gsl/work/gsl-1.16':
> :info:configure configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs.
> :info:configure If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'.
> :info:configure See `config.log' for more details
> :info:configure Command failed:  cd
> "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_gsl/gsl/work/gsl-1.16"
> && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --mandir=/opt/local/share/man
> --infodir=/opt/local/share/info
> :info:configure Exit code: 1
> :error:configure Failed to configure gsl, consult
> /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_gsl/gsl/work/gsl-1.16/config.log
> :error:configure org.macports.configure for port gsl returned: configure
> failure: command execution failed
> :debug:configure Error code: NONE
> :debug:configure Backtrace: configure failure: command execution failed
>     while executing
> "$procedure $targetname"
> :info:configure Warning: targets not executed for gsl:
> org.macports.activate org.macports.configure org.macports.build
> org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
> :notice:configure Please see the log file for port gsl for details:
> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_gsl/gsl/main.log

New description:

 When installing gsl 1.16 against gcc 4.8 on mavericks, I am getting the
 following error:

 {{{
 Error: Failed to configure gsl, consult
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_gsl/gsl/work/gsl-1.16/config.log
 Error: org.macports.configure for port gsl returned: configure failure:
 command execution failed
 Please see the log file for port gsl for details:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_gsl/gsl/main.log
 }}}

 The tail of the log file is:

 {{{
 :info:configure checking for suffix of executables...
 :info:configure checking whether we are cross compiling... configure:
 error: in
 `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_gsl/gsl/work/gsl-1.16':
 :info:configure configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs.
 :info:configure If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'.
 :info:configure See `config.log' for more details
 :info:configure Command failed:  cd
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_gsl/gsl/work/gsl-1.16"
 && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --mandir=/opt/local/share/man
 --infodir=/opt/local/share/info
 :info:configure Exit code: 1
 :error:configure Failed to configure gsl, consult
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_gsl/gsl/work/gsl-1.16/config.log
 :error:configure org.macports.configure for port gsl returned: configure
 failure: command execution failed
 :debug:configure Error code: NONE
 :debug:configure Backtrace: configure failure: command execution failed
     while executing
 "$procedure $targetname"
 :info:configure Warning: targets not executed for gsl:
 org.macports.activate org.macports.configure org.macports.build
 org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
 :notice:configure Please see the log file for port gsl for details:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_gsl/gsl/main.log
 }}}

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Comment (by ryandesign@…):

 Why can C compiled programs not be run? Please attach the config.log so we
 can see why.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/43352#comment:1>
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