[MacPorts] #74274: vnc @4.1.3 does not build on PPC Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5.8, with the system's GCC

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#74274: vnc @4.1.3 does not build on PPC Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5.8, with the
system's GCC
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 Reporter:  ballapete    |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
Component:  ports        |    Version:  2.12.5
 Keywords:  ppc leopard  |       Port:  vnc
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 The symptom is during the `configure phase`:

 {{{
 --->  Configuring vnc
 Executing:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/vnc-c77a69da/work/vnc-
 4_1_3-unixsrc/unix" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --with-x --with-
 installed-zlib
 creating cache ./config.cache
 configuring common...
 creating cache ./config.cache
 checking for gcc... /usr/bin/gcc-4.2
 checking whether the C compiler (/usr/bin/gcc-4.2 -pipe -Os -std=c89 -arch
 ppc -L/opt/local/lib -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -arch ppc) works...
 yes
 checking whether the C compiler (/usr/bin/gcc-4.2 -pipe -Os -std=c89 -arch
 ppc -L/opt/local/lib -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -arch ppc) is a
 cross-compiler... no
 checking whether we are using GNU C... yes
 checking whether /usr/bin/gcc-4.2 accepts -g... (cached) no
 checking for c++... /usr/bin/g++-4.2
 checking whether the C++ compiler (/usr/bin/g++-4.2 -pipe -Os
 -Wno-c++11-narrowing -arch ppc -L/opt/local/lib
 -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -arch ppc) works... no
 configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C++ compiler
 cannot create executables.
 ...done configuring common
 checking for gcc... /usr/bin/gcc-4.2
 checking whether the C compiler (/usr/bin/gcc-4.2 -pipe -Os -std=c89 -arch
 ppc -L/opt/local/lib -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -arch ppc) works...
 yes
 checking whether the C compiler (/usr/bin/gcc-4.2 -pipe -Os -std=c89 -arch
 ppc -L/opt/local/lib -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -arch ppc) is a
 cross-compiler... no
 checking whether we are using GNU C... yes
 checking whether /usr/bin/gcc-4.2 accepts -g... (cached) no
 checking for c++... /usr/bin/g++-4.2
 checking whether the C++ compiler (/usr/bin/g++-4.2 -pipe -Os
 -Wno-c++11-narrowing -arch ppc -L/opt/local/lib
 -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -arch ppc) works... no
 configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C++ compiler
 cannot create executables.
 Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/vnc-c77a69da/work/vnc-
 4_1_3-unixsrc/unix" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --with-x --with-
 installed-zlib
 Exit code: 1
 Error: Failed to configure vnc: consult /opt/local/var/macports/build/vnc-
 c77a69da/work/vnc-4_1_3-unixsrc/unix/config.log
 Error: Failed to configure vnc: configure failure: command execution
 failed
 }}}

 GCC 15 works better and builds the port.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/74274>
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