[MacPorts] #73923: tcl9 fails to build on Leopard

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Fri May 1 03:51:41 UTC 2026


#73923: tcl9 fails to build on Leopard
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  Reporter:  barracuda156  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports         |    Version:  2.12.5
Resolution:                |   Keywords:  leopard
      Port:  tcl9          |
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Comment (by barracuda156):

 Replying to [comment:5 Dave-Allured]:
 > You are using gcc-4.2, but `__builtin_unreachable` is only available in
 gcc-4.5 and newer.  What compiler alternatives are available on Leopard?

 There is no alternative on < 10.7 out-of-the-box besides Xcode gcc and
 pre-historic clang (which is broken on ppc). Of course, modern gcc / clang
 are buildable, but since `tcl` is bundled in MacPorts, requiring to
 bootstrap the whole new compiler just to install MacPorts (and then
 needing to build that compiler again, but now inside MacPorts) will be
 wild :)

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/73923#comment:7>
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