[MacPorts] #63028: gimp2 @2.10.22 +quartz: build failures; broken configure script, possibly due to obsolete m4 macros? (was: gimp2 @2.10.22: build failures; broken configure script, possibly due to obsolete m4 macros?)

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#63028: gimp2 @2.10.22 +quartz: build failures; broken configure script, possibly
due to obsolete m4 macros?
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  Reporter:  mascguy  |      Owner:  dbevans
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports    |    Version:
Resolution:           |   Keywords:
      Port:  gimp2    |
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Description changed by mascguy:

Old description:

> After the recent `ghostscript` update, my `gimp2` port was broken.
>
> Allowing MacPorts to rebuild from source, the configure phase failed due
> to syntax errors in the configure script:
>
> {{{
> checking for xcursor... yes
> ./configure: line 33372: syntax error near unexpected token `)'
> ./configure: line 33372: `fi)'
> Command failed:  cd
> "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_macports_sources_ports_enabled_graphics_gimp2/gimp2/work/gimp-2.10.22"
> && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --build=x86_64-apple-darwin17.7.0
> --enable-mp --with-bug-report-
> url=https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets --with-pdbgen --disable-
> silent-rules --disable-check-update --without-alsa --without-gudev
> --without-webkit ac_cv_path_INTLTOOL_PERL=/opt/local/bin/perl5.28
> ac_cv_path_PERL=/opt/local/bin/perl5.28 --without-x
> Exit code: 2
> }}}
>
> Perusing the port log, the following looked suspicious:
>
> {{{
> configure.ac:469: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
> configure.ac:597: warning: The macro `AC_HEADER_STDC' is obsolete.
> configure.ac:649: warning: The macro `GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT' is obsolete.
> configure.ac:649: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_LINK' is obsolete.
> configure.ac:649: warning: The macro `AC_OUTPUT_COMMANDS' is obsolete.
> configure.ac:708: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_RUN' is obsolete.
> configure.ac:2128: warning: The macro `AC_LANG_C' is obsolete.
> }}}
>
> This port built successfully for me on or around January 2021, so it
> hasn't been broken for too long.
>
> So... is this due to upgrades to `m4`, `autoconf`, a combination...? And
> is there a workaround?
>
> As for upstream, hopefully they're working on fixing this. A few quick
> Google searches didn't provide an immediate answer, but didn't spend much
> time on it.
>
> And finally, for anyone who's looking for a quick fix: My solution was to
> simply create a symbolic link for the previous ghostscript version's
> dylib:
>
> {{{
> $ sudo bash -c 'cd /opt/local/lib ; ln -s libgs.dylib libgs.9.53.dylib'
> }}}
>
> Not ideal, but it fixes this port.
>
> Anyhow, full log attached.

New description:

 After the recent `ghostscript` update, my `gimp2 +quartz` port was broken.

 Allowing MacPorts to rebuild from source, the configure phase failed due
 to syntax errors in the configure script:

 {{{
 checking for xcursor... yes
 ./configure: line 33372: syntax error near unexpected token `)'
 ./configure: line 33372: `fi)'
 Command failed:  cd
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_macports_sources_ports_enabled_graphics_gimp2/gimp2/work/gimp-2.10.22"
 && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --build=x86_64-apple-darwin17.7.0
 --enable-mp --with-bug-report-
 url=https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets --with-pdbgen --disable-
 silent-rules --disable-check-update --without-alsa --without-gudev
 --without-webkit ac_cv_path_INTLTOOL_PERL=/opt/local/bin/perl5.28
 ac_cv_path_PERL=/opt/local/bin/perl5.28 --without-x
 Exit code: 2
 }}}

 Perusing the port log, the following looked suspicious:

 {{{
 configure.ac:469: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
 configure.ac:597: warning: The macro `AC_HEADER_STDC' is obsolete.
 configure.ac:649: warning: The macro `GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT' is obsolete.
 configure.ac:649: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_LINK' is obsolete.
 configure.ac:649: warning: The macro `AC_OUTPUT_COMMANDS' is obsolete.
 configure.ac:708: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_RUN' is obsolete.
 configure.ac:2128: warning: The macro `AC_LANG_C' is obsolete.
 }}}

 This port built successfully for me on or around January 2021, so it
 hasn't been broken for too long.

 So... is this due to upgrades to `m4`, `autoconf`, a combination...? And
 is there a workaround?

 As for upstream, hopefully they're working on fixing this. A few quick
 Google searches didn't provide an immediate answer, but didn't spend much
 time on it.

 And finally, for anyone who's looking for a quick fix: My solution was to
 simply create a symbolic link for the previous ghostscript version's
 dylib:

 {{{
 $ sudo bash -c 'cd /opt/local/lib ; ln -s libgs.dylib libgs.9.53.dylib'
 }}}

 Not ideal, but it fixes this port.

 Anyhow, full log attached.

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