[MacPorts] #52301: octave-4.0.3 fails to build with XCode 8 / OSX Sierra

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#52301: octave-4.0.3 fails to build with XCode 8 / OSX Sierra
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  Reporter:  dima.batenkov@…  |      Owner:  mcalhoun@…
      Type:  defect           |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal           |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports            |    Version:  2.3.4
Resolution:                   |   Keywords:
      Port:  octave           |
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Comment (by MacPorts@…):

 I did not get this far.  For me it won't even try to install because it
 wants qt4 which does not support sierra:
 {{{
 >sudo port uninstall octave
 >sudo port clean octave
 --->  Cleaning octave
 >
 >sudo port install octave
 --->  Computing dependencies for octave
 --->  Dependencies to be installed: qscintilla qt4-mac
 --->  Fetching distfiles for qt4-mac
 Error: qt4-mac does not currently build on OSX later than 10.11 'El
 Capitan'.
 Error: org.macports.fetch for port qt4-mac returned: unsupported platform
 Error: Failed to install qt4-mac
 Please see the log file for port qt4-mac for details:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_aqua_qt4-mac/qt4-mac/main.log
 Error: The following dependencies were not installed: qscintilla qt4-mac
 To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
     http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
 Error: Processing of port octave failed
 >
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/52301#comment:5>
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