[MacPorts] #69701: M4 does not build on Mac OS 10.5 - file name too long

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#69701: M4 does not build on Mac OS 10.5 - file name too long
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  Reporter:  programmingkidx  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect           |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal           |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports            |    Version:
Resolution:                   |   Keywords:
      Port:  m4               |
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Description changed by programmingkidx:

Old description:

> When trying to build M4 I saw this configure error:
>
> {{{
> --->  Configuring m4
> Error: Failed to configure m4:
> /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_m4/m4/work/m4-1.4.19
> /confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
> ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
> 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
> ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
> 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
> ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
> 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
> ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
> 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
> ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
> 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
> ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
> 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---: file
> name too long
>
> }}}
>

> My info:
> Mac OS 10.5.8 x86

New description:

 When trying to build M4 I saw this configure error:

 {{{
 --->  Configuring m4
 Error: Failed to configure m4:
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_m4/m4/work/m4-1.4.19
 /confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---: file
 name too long

 }}}


 My info:\\
 Mac OS 10.5.8 x86 (ran inside VirtualBox 6.0)

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