[MacPorts] #4177: db4 weird dependency (null) prevents build

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#4177: db4 weird dependency (null) prevents build
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  Reporter:  jon@…   |      Owner:  michaelm@…
      Type:  defect  |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal  |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports   |    Version:  1.0
Resolution:  fixed   |   Keywords:
      Port:  db4     |
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * port:   => db4


Old description:

> wonka:dports% sudo port -vd install db4
> DEBUG: Found port in file:///Users/jon/darwinports/dports/databases/db4
> DEBUG: Changing to port directory:
> /Users/jon/darwinports/dports/databases/db4
> DEBUG: Requested variant powerpc is not provided by port db4.
> DEBUG: Requested variant darwin is not provided by port db4.
> DEBUG: Requested variant macosx is not provided by port db4.
> DEBUG: Executing variant darwin_8 provides darwin_8
> Error: Dependency '' not found.
>
> This patch which reverts changes between version 1.19 and 1.20 fixes
> this:
>
> Index: Portfile
> ===============================================================
> ====
> RCS file:
> /Volumes/src/cvs/od/proj/darwinports/dports/databases/db4/Portfile,v
> retrieving revision 1.22
> diff -u -r1.22 Portfile
> --- Portfile    27 Jun 2005 11:32:48 -0000      1.22
> +++ Portfile    28 Jul 2005 10:42:17 -0000
> @@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
>  distname       db-${portversion}
>  checksums      md5 e27759537db6054b31d8cb3e99ba6fbb
>  worksrcdir     ${distname}/build_unix
> -depends_lib
>  configure.cmd  ../dist/configure
>  configure.args --enable-compat185 --enable-dump185 --enable-cxx \
>                    --includedir=${prefix}/include/db4 \

New description:

 {{{
 wonka:dports% sudo port -vd install db4
 DEBUG: Found port in file:///Users/jon/darwinports/dports/databases/db4
 DEBUG: Changing to port directory:
 /Users/jon/darwinports/dports/databases/db4
 DEBUG: Requested variant powerpc is not provided by port db4.
 DEBUG: Requested variant darwin is not provided by port db4.
 DEBUG: Requested variant macosx is not provided by port db4.
 DEBUG: Executing variant darwin_8 provides darwin_8
 Error: Dependency '' not found.
 }}}

 This patch which reverts changes between version 1.19 and 1.20 fixes this:

 {{{
 Index: Portfile
 ===============================================================
 ====
 RCS file:
 /Volumes/src/cvs/od/proj/darwinports/dports/databases/db4/Portfile,v
 retrieving revision 1.22
 diff -u -r1.22 Portfile
 --- Portfile    27 Jun 2005 11:32:48 -0000      1.22
 +++ Portfile    28 Jul 2005 10:42:17 -0000
 @@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
  distname       db-${portversion}
  checksums      md5 e27759537db6054b31d8cb3e99ba6fbb
  worksrcdir     ${distname}/build_unix
 -depends_lib
  configure.cmd  ../dist/configure
  configure.args --enable-compat185 --enable-dump185 --enable-cxx \
                    --includedir=${prefix}/include/db4 \
 }}}

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