[MacPorts] #65673: coreutils - configure: error: The 'time_t' type stops working after January 2038, and your system appears to support a wider 'time_t'

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#65673: coreutils - configure: error: The 'time_t' type stops working after January
2038, and your system appears to support a wider 'time_t'
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  Reporter:  RobK88     |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal     |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports      |    Version:  2.7.2
Resolution:             |   Keywords:
      Port:  coreutils  |
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Comment (by RobK88):

 The problem appears to be ONLY with the `+universal` variant.

 `Coreutils` appears to configure and build just fine without specifying
 the `+universal` variant.  (ie. the x64 bit binary).
 See below:

 {{{
 Grinchs-MacBook-Pro:~ grinch$ sudo port sync
 --->  Updating the ports tree
 Grinchs-MacBook-Pro:~ grinch$
 Grinchs-MacBook-Pro:~ grinch$ sudo port clean coreutils
 --->  Cleaning coreutils
 Grinchs-MacBook-Pro:~ grinch$
 Grinchs-MacBook-Pro:~ grinch$ sudo port install coreutils +universal
 --->  Computing dependencies for coreutils
 --->  Fetching archive for coreutils
 --->  Attempting to fetch
 coreutils-9.1_0+universal.darwin_17.i386-x86_64.tbz2 from
 http://ywg.ca.packages.macports.org/mirror/macports/packages/coreutils
 --->  Attempting to fetch
 coreutils-9.1_0+universal.darwin_17.i386-x86_64.tbz2 from
 http://mse.uk.packages.macports.org/coreutils
 --->  Attempting to fetch
 coreutils-9.1_0+universal.darwin_17.i386-x86_64.tbz2 from
 http://fra.de.packages.macports.org/coreutils
 --->  Fetching distfiles for coreutils
 --->  Verifying checksums for coreutils
 --->  Extracting coreutils
 --->  Configuring coreutils
 Error: Failed to configure coreutils: consult
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_sysutils_coreutils/coreutils/work/coreutils-9.1/config.log
 Error: Failed to configure coreutils: configure failure: command execution
 failed
 Error: See
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_sysutils_coreutils/coreutils/main.log
 for details.
 Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets if you believe
 there is a bug.
 Error: Processing of port coreutils failed
 Grinchs-MacBook-Pro:~ grinch$
 Grinchs-MacBook-Pro:~ grinch$ sudo port clean coreutils
 --->  Cleaning coreutils
 Grinchs-MacBook-Pro:~ grinch$ sudo port -s install coreutils
 --->  Computing dependencies for coreutils
 --->  Fetching distfiles for coreutils
 --->  Verifying checksums for coreutils
 --->  Extracting coreutils
 --->  Configuring coreutils
 Warning: Configuration logfiles contain indications of -Wimplicit-
 function-declaration; check that features were not accidentally disabled:
   re_search: found in coreutils-9.1/config.log
   re_compile_pattern: found in coreutils-9.1/config.log
   re_set_syntax: found in coreutils-9.1/config.log
   MIN: found in coreutils-9.1/config.log
   __fpending: found in coreutils-9.1/config.log
   free: found in coreutils-9.1/config.log
   strchr: found in coreutils-9.1/config.log
   re_match: found in coreutils-9.1/config.log
 --->  Building coreutils
 --->  Staging coreutils into destroot
 --->  Installing coreutils @9.1_0
 --->  Activating coreutils @9.1_0
 --->  Cleaning coreutils
 --->  Updating database of binaries
 --->  Scanning binaries for linking errors
 --->  No broken files found.
 --->  No broken ports found.
 --->  Some of the ports you installed have notes:
   coreutils has the following notes:
     The tools provided by GNU coreutils are prefixed with the character
 'g' by default to distinguish them from the BSD
     commands.
     For example, cp becomes gcp and ls becomes gls.

     If you want to use the GNU tools by default, add this directory to the
 front of your PATH environment variable:
         /opt/local/libexec/gnubin/
 Grinchs-MacBook-Pro:~ grinch$
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/65673#comment:5>
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