[MacPorts] #53862: Error: Failed to configure xorg-libXt: autoreconf failure: command execution failed

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#53862: Error: Failed to configure xorg-libXt: autoreconf failure: command
execution failed
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 Reporter:  sau1978  |      Owner:
     Type:  request  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
Component:  ports    |    Version:  2.4.1
 Keywords:  grace    |       Port:
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 I am having difficult installing Grace 5.1.25. I have cleaned up the ports
 several times and tried to install xorg-libXt with +flat_namespace as
 suggested in the log below - yet, the install failed to configure xorg-
 libXt with autoreconf.

 See below:


 sudo port install grace at 5.1.25_1
 --->  Computing dependencies for grace
 The following dependencies will be installed:
  openmotif
  pdflib
  xpm
 Continue? [Y/n]: Y
 --->  Fetching archive for openmotif
 Error: Failed to archivefetch openmotif: xorg-libXt must be installed with
 +flat_namespace.
 Error: See
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_x11_openmotif/openmotif/main.log
 for details.
 Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a bug.
 Error: Processing of port grace failed


 sudo port -v install xorg-libXt +flat_namespace
 --->  Computing dependencies for xorg-libXt.
 --->  Fetching archive for xorg-libXt
 --->  xorg-libXt-1.1.5_1+flat_namespace.darwin_16.x86_64.tbz2 doesn't seem
 to exist in /opt/local/var/macports/incoming/verified
 --->  Attempting to fetch xorg-
 libXt-1.1.5_1+flat_namespace.darwin_16.x86_64.tbz2 from
 https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXt
   % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time
 Current
                                  Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left
 Speed
   0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--
 0
 --->  Attempting to fetch xorg-
 libXt-1.1.5_1+flat_namespace.darwin_16.x86_64.tbz2 from
 http://lil.fr.packages.macports.org/xorg-libXt
   % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time
 Current
                                  Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left
 Speed
   0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--
 0
 --->  Attempting to fetch xorg-
 libXt-1.1.5_1+flat_namespace.darwin_16.x86_64.tbz2 from
 http://mse.uk.packages.macports.org/sites/packages.macports.org/xorg-libXt
   % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time
 Current
                                  Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left
 Speed
 100   307  100   307    0     0    233      0  0:00:01  0:00:01 --:--:--
 233
   0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:--  0:00:01 --:--:--
 0
 --->  Fetching distfiles for xorg-libXt
 --->  libXt-1.1.5.tar.bz2 does not exist in
 /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/xorg-libXt
 --->  Attempting to fetch libXt-1.1.5.tar.bz2 from
 https://distfiles.macports.org/xorg-libXt
   % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time
 Current
                                  Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left
 Speed
 100  753k  100  753k    0     0   323k      0  0:00:02  0:00:02 --:--:--
 323k
 --->  Verifying checksums for xorg-libXt
 --->  Checksumming libXt-1.1.5.tar.bz2
 --->  Extracting xorg-libXt
 --->  Extracting libXt-1.1.5.tar.bz2
 Executing:  cd
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_x11_xorg-libXt/xorg-libXt/work" &&
 /usr/bin/bzip2 -dc '/opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/xorg-
 libXt/libXt-1.1.5.tar.bz2' | /usr/bin/tar -xf -
 --->  Applying patches to xorg-libXt
 --->  Applying no-flat.patch
 Executing:  cd
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_x11_xorg-libXt/xorg-
 libXt/work/libXt-1.1.5" && /usr/bin/patch -p0 <
 '/opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports/x11
 /xorg-libXt/files/no-flat.patch'
 patching file configure.ac
 Hunk #1 succeeded at 170 (offset 6 lines).
 --->  Configuring xorg-libXt
 Executing:  cd
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_x11_xorg-libXt/xorg-
 libXt/work/libXt-1.1.5" && autoreconf -fvi
 autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
 autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
 autoreconf: running: /opt/local/bin/aclocal --force -I m4
 autom4te: need GNU m4 1.4 or later: /usr/bin/m4
 aclocal: error: echo failed with exit status: 1
 autoreconf: /opt/local/bin/aclocal failed with exit status: 1
 Command failed:  cd
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_x11_xorg-libXt/xorg-
 libXt/work/libXt-1.1.5" && autoreconf -fvi
 Exit code: 1
 Error: Failed to configure xorg-libXt: autoreconf failure: command
 execution failed
 Error: See
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_x11_xorg-libXt/xorg-libXt/main.log
 for details.
 Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a bug.
 Error: Processing of port xorg-libXt failed

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/53862>
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