[MacPorts] #57350: qt3 build fails (was: Issue of installing xxdiff with port on building qt3)

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#57350: qt3 build fails
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  Reporter:  sgcomp  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal  |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports   |    Version:  2.5.4
Resolution:          |   Keywords:
      Port:  qt3     |
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Changes (by ryandesign):

 * keywords:  xxdiff, qt3 =>
 * priority:  High => Normal
 * port:   => qt3


Old description:

> When I tried to install xxdiff with port, the following qt3 errors
> happenned and stopped.
> Tell me how to solve this issue.
>
> ------------
> # port install xxdiff\\
> --->  Computing dependencies for xxdiff\\
> The following dependencies will be installed:  qt3\\
> Continue? [Y/n]: Y\\
> --->  Building qt3\\
> Error: Failed to build qt3: command execution failed\\
> Error: See\\
> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_x11_qt3/qt3/main.log
> for details.\\
> Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a
> bug.\\
> Error: Processing of port xxdiff failed\\

New description:

 When I tried to install xxdiff with port, the following qt3 errors
 happenned and stopped.
 Tell me how to solve this issue.

 {{{
 # port install xxdiff
 --->  Computing dependencies for xxdiff
 The following dependencies will be installed:  qt3
 Continue? [Y/n]: Y
 --->  Building qt3
 Error: Failed to build qt3: command execution failed
 Error: See
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_x11_qt3/qt3/main.log
 for details.
 Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a bug.
 Error: Processing of port xxdiff failed
 }}}

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Comment:

 You could attach the main.log file mentioned in the error message; that
 would tell us why it failed to build.

 But note that qt3 is very old, having been superseded by qt4 and then by
 qt5. Probably nobody is interested in fixing the ancient qt3 port at this
 point.

 Instead, we should try to move anything that is using qt3 off of that and
 onto a newer qt. It looks like there is a new version 4 of the xxdiff
 project now, which uses qt4. We should try to update the port to that
 version. Ticket #44526 tracks our progress of attempting to do so.

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