[MacPorts] #57858: bison @3.2.4 does not build on PPC Mac OS X 10.5.8, Leopard, because the Java compiler, /opt/local/libexec/gcc/ppc-apple-darwin9/5.5.0/ecj1, does not find an end and compiles and compiles and compiles and compiles, using some swap space

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#57858: bison @3.2.4 does not build on PPC Mac OS X 10.5.8, Leopard, because the
Java compiler, /opt/local/libexec/gcc/ppc-apple-darwin9/5.5.0/ecj1, does
not find an end and compiles and compiles and compiles and compiles, using
some swap space
-----------------------+--------------------
 Reporter:  ballapete  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal     |  Milestone:
Component:  ports      |    Version:  2.5.4
 Keywords:  leopard    |       Port:  bison
-----------------------+--------------------
 {{{
   PID COMMAND      %CPU   TIME   #TH #PRTS #MREGS RPRVT  RSHRD  RSIZE
 VSIZE
 23423 ecj1         0.0%  7:24:32   1    14+   116 1603M+  704K+ 1604M+
 3218M+
 }}}

 {{{
 -+= 00001 root /sbin/launchd
  \-+- 00431 pete /bin/sh /opt/local/bin/startx
    \-+- 00489 pete xinit /Users/pete/.xinitrc -- /opt/local/bin/X :0
 -listen tcp -iglx -dpi 96 -auth /Users/pete/.serverauth.431
      \-+= 00616 pete /opt/local/bin/fluxbox
        \-+- 00656 pete /usr/local/bin/emacs-24.5 -geometry 100x55+696+145
 -T 24.5 -fn Lucida Sans Typewriter-7 --debug-init
          \-+= 00666 pete -bin/tcsh -i
            \-+= 00983 root /usr/local/bin/emacs-24.5 -xrm Emacs*iconName:
 Live-Kastel -xrm Emacs.FontBackend: xft,ftx,x -T Live-Kastel 2013
 -geometry 102x53+375+25 -fn Lucida Sans Typewriter-7
              \-+= 01091 root -bin/tcsh -c time port -vd upgrade perl5.26
 python37 py27-asn1 py37-lxml apr bison bison-runtime boehmgc git glib2
 graphite2 libarchive libgsf libnetpbm libraw libxslt netpbm openldap
 parallel wget zstd
                \-+- 01100 macports
 /opt/local/libexec/macports/bin/tclsh8.5 /opt/local/bin/port -vd upgrade
 perl5.26 python37 py27-asn1 py37-lxml apr bison bison-runtime boehmgc git
 glib2 graphite2 libarchive libgsf libnetpbm libraw libxslt netpbm openldap
 parallel wget zstd
                  \-+- 17569 macports sh -c  cd
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_nue.de.rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_bison
 /bison-runtime/work/bison-3.2.4" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local
 --disable-silent-rules
                    \-+- 17570 macports /bin/sh ./configure
 --prefix=/opt/local --disable-silent-rules
                      \-+- 23422 macports gcj -C -d . conftestlib.java
                        \--- 23423 macports /opt/local/libexec/gcc/ppc-
 apple-darwin9/5.5.0/ecj1 conftestlib.java -g1
 -fbootclasspath=./:/opt/local/share/gcc-5/java/libgcj-5.5.0.jar -foutput-
 class-dir=. -g1 -fsource=1.5 -ftarget=1.5 -fzip-dependency
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_nue.de.rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_bison
 /bison-runtime/work/.tmp/ccCmqQQG.zip
 }}}

 {{{
 pete 234 /\ port select --summary
 Name       Selected       Options
 ====       ========       =======
 clang      mp-clang-3.4   mp-clang-3.3 mp-clang-3.4 none
 cython     cython27       cython27 none
 db         db48           none
 gcc        mp-gcc5        apple-gcc42 gcc40 gcc42 llvm-gcc42 mp-gcc49 mp-
 gcc5 mp-gcc6 none
 llvm       mp-llvm-3.4    mp-llvm-3.3 mp-llvm-3.4 none
 nosetests  nosetests27    nosetests27 none
 pygments   py36-pygments  py37-pygments none
 python     python27       python25-apple python27 python37 none
 python2    python27       python25-apple python27 none
 python3    python37       python37 none
 }}}

 The `Portfile` does not seem to prescribe a particular compiler, so I am
 trying to switch to GCC6 and see whether `bison`can be configured.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/57858>
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