[MacPorts] #60665: transmission @3.00 +daemon: error: Build input file cannot be found: .../build/Release/libevent.a

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#60665: transmission @3.00 +daemon: error: Build input file cannot be found:
.../build/Release/libevent.a
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  Reporter:  pdvnl         |      Owner:  kurthindenburg
      Type:  defect        |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports         |    Version:  2.6.2
Resolution:                |   Keywords:
      Port:  transmission  |
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Comment (by burdges):

 I noticed this build failure with
   port upgrade transmission
 when not using +daemon

 If I manually ran the build command it gives then it complained about
 lacking libevent.a so I managed to fix it with
 cp `locate libevent.a`
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_net_transmission/transmission/work/transmission-3.00/build/Release/libevent.a

 I’m unsure if these mac os binaries must be statically linked (ugh) but if
 not then maybe it should be linking the .so instead.

 I'd imagined this failure to be related to the Transmission.app, like why
 else should it be using the libevent.a instead of a dynamic link, but I
 guess not if the +daemon build encounters this failure too.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/60665#comment:8>
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