475716 – dev-libs/nspr-4.9.2 and 4.9.4 - autoconf: build/autoconf/acwinpaths.m4:10: error: defn: undefined macro: AC_OUTPUT_FILES

Bug 475716 - dev-libs/nspr-4.9.2 and 4.9.4 - autoconf: build/autoconf/acwinpaths.m4:10: error: defn: undefined macro: AC_OUTPUT_FILES

Summary: dev-libs/nspr-4.9.2 and 4.9.4 - autoconf: build/autoconf/acwinpaths.m4:10: er...

Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Library (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2013-07-04 09:36 UTC by C W Rose
Modified:	2013-07-04 13:22 UTC (History)
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Description C W Rose 2013-07-04 09:36:38 UTC

Both nspr-4.9.2 and nspr-4.9.4 fail to build on arm (probably on x86 as well,
but I haven't tested that).  The problem is that nspr needs an autoconf 2.1,
which is obsolete though still in the tree, and that version of autoconf
is not an explicit dependency in the ebuild.

Once autoconf-2.13 has been emerged the packages build correctly.

Comment 1 C W Rose 2013-07-04 09:44:35 UTC

Created attachment 352584 [details]
autoconf error message

Comment 2 Jeroen Roovers (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2013-07-04 13:22:31 UTC

Both left the tree on June 19. Could you try again with 4.9.5 or better?

Also, if that still fails in the same way, then please:
1) attach the entire build log to this bug report.
2) post your `emerge --info' output in a comment.
3) again, attach the autoconf.log to this bug report.