[MacPorts] #69876: pango @1.52.2 does not build on PPC Tiger, Mac OS X 10.4.11, because help2man: can't get `--help-all' info from .../pango-view

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#69876: pango @1.52.2 does  not  build on PPC Tiger, Mac OS X 10.4.11, because
help2man: can't get `--help-all' info from .../pango-view
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  Reporter:  ballapete  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal     |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports      |    Version:  2.9.3
Resolution:             |   Keywords:  tiger ppc
      Port:  pango      |
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Comment (by ballapete):

 I do not know how `ninja` or `meson` work. It is obvious that in earlier
 versions than

 {{{
   meson @1.4.1_0 (active) requested_variants='' platform='any any'
 archs='noarch' date='2024-06-16T15:45:48+0200'
   ninja @1.12.1_0 (active) requested_variants='' platform='darwin 8'
 archs='ppc' date='2024-05-19T20:20:02+0200'
 }}}

 now they both could do their job. Now, as main.2.log, shows, `port build
 pango` obviously produces all the necessary file. Then, when I manually
 invoke `port upgrade pango` obviously these files get compiled again – or
 I get deceived from reports like those in comment:10. (These are also
 saved in main.2.log, starting at line #2710.)

 The `build phase` leaves:

 {{{
 l utils/pango-view.1
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_nue.de.rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_x11_pango/pango/work/build/utils
 /pango-view
 -rwxr-xr-x   1 macports  admin  178156 24 Jun 14:19
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_nue.de.rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_x11_pango/pango/work/build/utils
 /pango-view
 -rw-r--r--   1 macports  admin    3565 24 Jun 14:20 utils/pango-view.1
 }}}

 the `upgrade phase ` leaves:

 {{{
 root 326 /\ l utils/pango-view.1
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_nue.de.rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_x11_pango/pango/work/build/utils
 /pango-view
 -rwxr-xr-x   1 root      admin  178156 24 Jun 14:32
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_nue.de.rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_x11_pango/pango/work/build/utils
 /pango-view
 -rw-r--r--   1 macports  admin    3565 24 Jun 14:20 utils/pango-view.1
 }}}

 So the `pango-view executable` was rebuilt, its size did not change, which
 might implicate that new file has the same contents. The manual page,
 utils/pango-view.1, is not rebuilt, because it, the output file of
 help2man, already exists?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/69876#comment:12>
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