[MacPorts] #71012: nbsmtp @1.00: error: incompatible integer to pointer conversion assigning to 'char *' from 'char' [-Wint-conversion] (was: nbsmtp failed to build)

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#71012: nbsmtp @1.00: error: incompatible integer to pointer conversion assigning
to 'char *' from 'char' [-Wint-conversion]
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  Reporter:  Buadhai  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports    |    Version:  2.10.2
Resolution:           |   Keywords:
      Port:  nbsmtp   |
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Changes (by ryandesign):

 * port:   => nbsmtp


Comment:

 Thanks for the report. The log tell us the problem is:

 {{{
 original.c:464:29: warning: cast to smaller integer type 'char' from 'void
 *' [-Wvoid-pointer-to-int-cast]
   464 |                                 serverinfo->auth_user =
 (char)NULL;
       |                                                         ^~~~~~~~~~
 original.c:464:27: error: incompatible integer to pointer conversion
 assigning to 'char *' from 'char' [-Wint-conversion]
   464 |                                 serverinfo->auth_user =
 (char)NULL;
       |                                                       ^ ~~~~~~~~~~
 original.c:465:29: warning: cast to smaller integer type 'char' from 'void
 *' [-Wvoid-pointer-to-int-cast]
   465 |                                 serverinfo->auth_pass =
 (char)NULL;
       |                                                         ^~~~~~~~~~
 original.c:465:27: error: incompatible integer to pointer conversion
 assigning to 'char *' from 'char' [-Wint-conversion]
   465 |                                 serverinfo->auth_pass =
 (char)NULL;
       |                                                       ^ ~~~~~~~~~~
 2 warnings and 2 errors generated.
 make: *** [original.o] Error 1
 make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
 }}}

 So we either need to update the port to a fixed version from its
 developers or, if none exists, we'll have to develop a fix for this
 ourselves.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/71012#comment:1>
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