[MacPorts] #62987: p5.30-socket6 fails to configure 10.5.8 PPC

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#62987: p5.30-socket6 fails to configure 10.5.8 PPC
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  Reporter:  bryancn     |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports       |    Version:  2.7.1
Resolution:              |   Keywords:  powerpc leopard ppc
      Port:  p5-socket6  |
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Old description:

> This is an upgrade & was installing fine previously.
>
> --->  Configuring p5.30-socket6
> Error: Failed to configure p5.30-socket6: consult
> /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_perl_p5-socket6/p5.30-socket6/work/Socket6-0.29/config.log
> Error: Failed to configure p5.30-socket6: configure failure: command
> execution failed
>
> This config log doesn't exist
>
> :info:configure checking for gcc... /usr/bin/gcc-4.2
> :info:configure checking whether the C compiler works... no
> :info:configure configure: error: in
> `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_perl_p5-socket6/p5.30-socket6/work/Socket6-0.29':
> :info:configure configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables

New description:

 This is an upgrade & was installing fine previously.
 {{{
 --->  Configuring p5.30-socket6
 Error: Failed to configure p5.30-socket6: consult
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_perl_p5-socket6/p5.30-socket6/work/Socket6-0.29/config.log
 Error: Failed to configure p5.30-socket6: configure failure: command
 execution failed
 }}}
 This config log doesn't exist
 {{{
 :info:configure checking for gcc... /usr/bin/gcc-4.2
 :info:configure checking whether the C compiler works... no
 :info:configure configure: error: in
 `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_perl_p5-socket6/p5.30-socket6/work/Socket6-0.29':
 :info:configure configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
 }}}

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Comment (by jmroot):

 Base is deciding not to use the compiler in /usr/bin:
 {{{
 :debug:configure CC='/Developer/usr/bin/gcc-4.2'
 }}}
 So that supports the theory that it might not be working. Possibly missing
 Command Line Tools, or whatever they were called on Leopard?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/62987#comment:4>
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