[MacPorts] #63603: bison @3.8.2 does not build on PPC Leopard with GCC 4.2 because confdir-14B---: file name too long

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#63603: bison @3.8.2  does not build on PPC Leopard with GCC 4.2 because confdir-
14B---: file name too long
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  Reporter:  ballapete  |      Owner:  mascguy
      Type:  defect     |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal     |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports      |    Version:  2.7.1
Resolution:             |   Keywords:  leopard
      Port:  bison      |
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Comment (by ballapete):

 I started to make a new test. This time I changed the name of the test
 subdirectory from **confdir-14B---** to **confdir--14B---**.
 In the original case I had "initial_cwd_len is 154, TARGET_LEN is 5120,
 dir_name has string length 15, desired_depth is 331."
 In the new test case I have "initial_cwd_len is 154, TARGET_LEN is 5120,
 dir_name has string length 16, desired_depth is 310." and "path name
 length is 1018" – no wonder, the `port` is built!

 So I think this problems is almost solved (I am waiting for Tiger). On
 which GNU utilities bug email list should I discuss this with the
 developers?

 If you want to repeat my succeess of repeated failures: use
 "rsync://nue.de.rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports.tar" as
 "[default]" in `/opt/local/etc/macports/sources.conf`.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/63603#comment:18>
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