[MacPorts] #36782: cyrus-sasl2 @2.1.25_3+universal: failure when building architectures that host doesn't support (was: cyrus-sasl2: ./makemd5: Bad CPU type in executable)

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#36782: cyrus-sasl2 @2.1.25_3+universal: failure when building architectures that
host doesn't support
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  Reporter:  jeremy.booker@…  |      Owner:  larryv@…
      Type:  defect           |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal           |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports            |    Version:  2.1.2
Resolution:                   |   Keywords:
      Port:  cyrus-sasl2      |
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Changes (by larryv@…):

 * keywords:  snowleopard =>
 * owner:  landonf@… => larryv@…
 * status:  new => assigned
 * cc: landonf@… (added)


Comment:

 Better late than never, I guess.

 Cyrus SASL’s build process compiles and runs that `makemd5` executable.
 The problem occurs when the host OS isn’t able to run it.

 The OP was building i386 + x86_64 on an i386 machine, so the build failed
 during the x86_64 portion. I was building i386 + x86_64 + ppc + ppc64 in
 an x86_64 VM running Leopard Server, so my build failed for ppc64, which
 Rosetta doesn’t translate.

 Barring a shift away from `muniversal-1.0`, the `cyrus-sasl2` portfile
 needs to set its `supported_archs` more selectively based on the host
 hardware. I’ll try to work on this if I find some time; I daresay no one’s
 exactly jonesing for a fix.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/36782#comment:9>
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