[MacPorts] #62518: port gimp2 fails at configure GIMP app on Catalina for GIMP 2.10.22, upstream patch exists for gimp/configure.ac

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#62518: port gimp2 fails at configure GIMP app on Catalina for GIMP 2.10.22,
upstream patch exists for gimp/configure.ac
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  Reporter:  bootchk  |      Owner:  devans@…
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports    |    Version:
Resolution:           |   Keywords:  autoconf
      Port:  gimp2    |
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Description changed by bootchk:

Old description:

> Using port gimp2 on Catalina, recent MacPorts install.
>
> Symptom: during build of GIMP, while configuring, autoconf throws
> "invalid syntax at 'fi)'. "
>
> The GIMP configure.ac is not compatible with autoconf > 2.69.
> Apparently, this port uses autoconf 2.70 or greater.
>
> Upstream has patched already in the unstable 2.10 (2.10.23) so the port
> gimp2-devel, which builds that version, does build.
>
> It is possible that issues with autoconf will surface again, since others
> have said the GIMP configure.ac lacks many quotes ( I think they mean
> brackets) that give problems with newer autoconf.
>
> If you must use this port, see gimp MR !357 which is the patch that
> upstream has applied to versions after 2.10.22.
>
> Very soon (?) gimp 2.10.24 will be released, so this specific issue will
> go away if the port is updated to that version.

New description:

 Using port gimp2 on Catalina, recent MacPorts install.

 Symptom: during build of GIMP, while configuring, the configure script
 generated by autoconf throws "invalid syntax at 'fi)'. "

 The GIMP configure.ac is not compatible with autoconf > 2.69.  Apparently,
 this port uses autoconf 2.70 or greater.

 Upstream has patched already in the unstable 2.10 (2.10.23) so the port
 gimp2-devel, which builds that version, does build.

 It is possible that issues with autoconf will surface again, since others
 have said the GIMP configure.ac lacks many quotes ( I think they mean
 brackets) that give problems with newer autoconf.

 If you must use this port, see gimp MR !357 which is the patch that
 upstream has applied to versions after 2.10.22.

 Very soon (?) gimp 2.10.24 will be released, so this specific issue will
 go away if the port is updated to that version.

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