[MacPorts] #48892: httping 2.4 no longer has ncurses mode

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#48892: httping 2.4 no longer has ncurses mode
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  Reporter:  brian.reiter@…  |      Owner:  ryandesign@…
      Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports           |    Version:
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:  haspatch
      Port:  httping         |
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * status:  new => assigned
 * owner:  macports-tickets@… => ryandesign@…


Comment:

 Thanks.

 To use a configure script, we would just remove "use_configure no". We
 would not add "use_configure yes", because that is the default.

 The default value of configure.cmd is "./configure", which is what we
 would use here. We would add any needed arguments to configure.args. By
 default MacPorts will also put "--prefix=${prefix}" into
 configure.pre_args; if that is unsuitable for this configure script, it
 can be cleared.

 This configure script uses mktemp in a way that is not compatible with OS
 X, which causes error messages to be printed and probably causes the temp
 files not to be created, which could cause the configure script to
 function incorrectly. I see you're attempting to redirect stderr to
 /dev/null, perhaps to hide these errors. I'd prefer to fix the configure
 script so that is uses mktemp correctly.

 Your changes introduced tab characters into the portfile, but you should
 try to match the existing whitespace of the portfile, which in this case
 uses spaces. That's our preferred style, and it's also what the modeline
 of this portfile states.

 Probably, the extra library flags being added to LDFLAGS will no longer be
 needed once the configure script is being used.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/48892#comment:2>
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