It took a while to figure out what was going on, but it turns out subversion is dependent on linux-headers. this should be labelled in the ebuild somewhere. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge unmerge linux-headers 2. emerge subversion 3. watch it fail Actual Results: Ebuild fails, saying it can't find limit.h I believe. Expected Results: I'd expect subbversion to either install or state it's dependent on linux-headers This file contains any messages produced by compilers while running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake. It was created by subversion configure 1.0.6, which was generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59. Invocation command line was $ ./configure --prefix=/usr --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var/lib --with-ssl --with-apxs=/usr/sbin/apxs2 --with-apr=/usr --with-apr-util=/usr --with-berkeley-db --with-python=/usr/bin/python --with-swig --with-neon=/usr --disable-experimental-libtool --disable-mod-activation ## --------- ## ## Platform. ## ## --------- ## hostname = p-nut uname -m = i686 uname -r = 2.4.20-gentoo-r7 uname -s = Linux uname -v = #6 Wed Nov 26 20:17:29 EST 2003 /usr/bin/uname -p = AMD Athlon(TM)Processor /bin/uname -X = unknown /bin/arch = i686 /usr/bin/arch -k = unknown /usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown hostinfo = unknown /bin/machine = unknown /usr/bin/oslevel = unknown /bin/universe = unknown PATH: /sbin PATH: /usr/sbin PATH: /usr/lib/portage/bin PATH: /bin PATH: /usr/bin PATH: /usr/local/bin PATH: /opt/bin PATH: /usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/3.3 PATH: /usr/X11R6/bin PATH: /opt/blackdown-jdk-1.4.1/bin PATH: /opt/blackdown-jdk-1.4.1/jre/bin ## ----------- ## ## Core tests. ## ## ----------- ## configure:1847: checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc configure:1873: result: gcc configure:2155: checking for C compiler version configure:2158: gcc --version </dev/null >&5 gcc (GCC) 3.3.3 20040412 (Gentoo Linux 3.3.3-r6, ssp-3.3.2-2, pie-8.7.6) Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. configure:2161: $? = 0 configure:2163: gcc -v </dev/null >&5 Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/specs Configured with: /var/tmp/portage/gcc-3.3.3-r6/work/gcc-3.3.3/configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/3.3 --includedir=/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include --datadir=/usr/share/gcc-data/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3 --mandir=/usr/share/gcc-data/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3/man --infodir=/usr/share/gcc-data/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3/info --enable-shared --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --target=i686-pc-linux-gnu --with-system-zlib --enable-languages=c,c++ --enable-threads=posix --enable-long-long --disable-checking --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-cstdio=stdio --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/g++-v3 --with-local-prefix=/usr/local --enable-shared --enable-nls --without-included-gettext --disable-multilib --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=generic Thread model: posix gcc version 3.3.3 20040412 (Gentoo Linux 3.3.3-r6, ssp-3.3.2-2, pie-8.7.6) configure:2166: $? = 0 configure:2168: gcc -V </dev/null >&5 gcc: `-V' option must have argument configure:2171: $? = 1 configure:2194: checking for C compiler default output file name configure:2197: gcc -mcpu=athlon -O2 -pipe conftest.c >&5 configure:2200: $? = 0 configure:2246: result: a.out configure:2251: checking whether the C compiler works configure:2257: ./a.out configure:2260: $? = 0 configure:2277: result: yes configure:2284: checking whether we are cross compiling configure:2286: result: no configure:2289: checking for suffix of executables configure:2291: gcc -o conftest -mcpu=athlon -O2 -pipe conftest.c >&5 configure:2294: $? = 0 configure:2319: result: configure:2325: checking for suffix of object files configure:2346: gcc -c -mcpu=athlon -O2 -pipe conftest.c >&5 configure:2349: $? = 0 configure:2371: result: o configure:2375: checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler configure:2399: gcc -c -mcpu=athlon -O2 -pipe conftest.c >&5 configure:2405: $? = 0 configure:2409: test -z || test ! -s conftest.err configure:2412: $? = 0 configure:2415: test -s conftest.o configure:2418: $? = 0 configure:2431: result: yes configure:2437: checking whether gcc accepts -g configure:2458: gcc -c -g conftest.c >&5 configure:2464: $? = 0 configure:2468: test -z || test ! -s conftest.err configure:2471: $? = 0 configure:2474: test -s conftest.o configure:2477: $? = 0 configure:2488: result: yes configure:2505: checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C configure:2575: gcc -c -mcpu=athlon -O2 -pipe conftest.c >&5 configure:2581: $? = 0 configure:2585: test -z || test ! -s conftest.err configure:2588: $? = 0 configure:2591: test -s conftest.o configure:2594: $? = 0 configure:2612: result: none needed configure:2630: gcc -c -mcpu=athlon -O2 -pipe conftest.c >&5 conftest.c:2: error: syntax error before "me" configure:2636: $? = 1 configure: failed program was: | #ifndef __cplusplus | choke me | #endif configure:2775: checking how to run the C preprocessor configure:2810: gcc -E conftest.c In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:130, from /usr/include/limits.h:144, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/limits.h:122, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/syslimits.h:7, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/limits.h:11, from conftest.c:10: /usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory configure:2816: $? = 1 configure: failed program was: | /* confdefs.h. */ | | #define PACKAGE_NAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_STRING "subversion 1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "http://subversion.tigris.org/" | /* end confdefs.h. */ | #ifdef __STDC__ | # include <limits.h> | #else | # include <assert.h> | #endif | Syntax error configure:2810: gcc -E conftest.c In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:130, from /usr/include/limits.h:144, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/limits.h:122, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/syslimits.h:7, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/limits.h:11, from conftest.c:10: /usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory configure:2816: $? = 1 configure: failed program was: | /* confdefs.h. */ | | #define PACKAGE_NAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_STRING "subversion 1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "http://subversion.tigris.org/" | /* end confdefs.h. */ | #ifdef __STDC__ | # include <limits.h> | #else | # include <assert.h> | #endif | Syntax error configure:2810: gcc -E -traditional-cpp conftest.c In file included from /usr/include/features.h:295, from /usr/include/assert.h:36, from conftest.c:12: /usr/include/sys/cdefs.h:31: #error "You need a ISO C conforming compiler to use the glibc headers" configure:2816: $? = 1 configure: failed program was: | /* confdefs.h. */ | | #define PACKAGE_NAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_STRING "subversion 1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "http://subversion.tigris.org/" | /* end confdefs.h. */ | #ifdef __STDC__ | # include <limits.h> | #else | # include <assert.h> | #endif | Syntax error configure:2810: gcc -E -traditional-cpp conftest.c In file included from /usr/include/features.h:295, from /usr/include/assert.h:36, from conftest.c:12: /usr/include/sys/cdefs.h:31: #error "You need a ISO C conforming compiler to use the glibc headers" configure:2816: $? = 1 configure: failed program was: | /* confdefs.h. */ | | #define PACKAGE_NAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_STRING "subversion 1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "http://subversion.tigris.org/" | /* end confdefs.h. */ | #ifdef __STDC__ | # include <limits.h> | #else | # include <assert.h> | #endif | Syntax error configure:2810: /lib/cpp conftest.c In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:130, from /usr/include/limits.h:144, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/limits.h:122, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/syslimits.h:7, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/limits.h:11, from conftest.c:10: /usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory configure:2816: $? = 1 configure: failed program was: | /* confdefs.h. */ | | #define PACKAGE_NAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_STRING "subversion 1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "http://subversion.tigris.org/" | /* end confdefs.h. */ | #ifdef __STDC__ | # include <limits.h> | #else | # include <assert.h> | #endif | Syntax error configure:2810: /lib/cpp conftest.c In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:130, from /usr/include/limits.h:144, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/limits.h:122, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/syslimits.h:7, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/limits.h:11, from conftest.c:10: /usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory configure:2816: $? = 1 configure: failed program was: | /* confdefs.h. */ | | #define PACKAGE_NAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_STRING "subversion 1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "http://subversion.tigris.org/" | /* end confdefs.h. */ | #ifdef __STDC__ | # include <limits.h> | #else | # include <assert.h> | #endif | Syntax error configure:2893: result: /lib/cpp configure:2917: /lib/cpp conftest.c In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:130, from /usr/include/limits.h:144, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/limits.h:122, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/syslimits.h:7, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/limits.h:11, from conftest.c:10: /usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory configure:2923: $? = 1 configure: failed program was: | /* confdefs.h. */ | | #define PACKAGE_NAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_STRING "subversion 1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "http://subversion.tigris.org/" | /* end confdefs.h. */ | #ifdef __STDC__ | # include <limits.h> | #else | # include <assert.h> | #endif | Syntax error configure:2917: /lib/cpp conftest.c In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:130, from /usr/include/limits.h:144, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/limits.h:122, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/syslimits.h:7, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/include/limits.h:11, from conftest.c:10: /usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory configure:2923: $? = 1 configure: failed program was: | /* confdefs.h. */ | | #define PACKAGE_NAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "subversion" | #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_STRING "subversion 1.0.6" | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "http://subversion.tigris.org/" | /* end confdefs.h. */ | #ifdef __STDC__ | # include <limits.h> | #else | # include <assert.h> | #endif | Syntax error configure:2992: error: C preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check See `config.log' for more details. ## ---------------- ## ## Cache variables. ## ## ---------------- ## ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu=yes ac_cv_env_CC_set=set ac_cv_env_CC_value=gcc ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=set ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value='-mcpu=athlon -O2 -pipe' ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set= ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value= ac_cv_env_CPP_set= ac_cv_env_CPP_value= ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set= ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value= ac_cv_env_build_alias_set= ac_cv_env_build_alias_value= ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=set ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=i686-pc-linux-gnu ac_cv_env_target_alias_set= ac_cv_env_target_alias_value= ac_cv_exeext= ac_cv_objext=o ac_cv_prog_CC=gcc ac_cv_prog_CPP=/lib/cpp ac_cv_prog_cc_g=yes ac_cv_prog_cc_stdc= ## ----------------- ## ## Output variables. ## ## ----------------- ## APACHE_INCLUDES='' APACHE_LIBEXECDIR='' APACHE_TARGET='' APXS='' BINNAME='' BUILD_APACHE_RULE='' BUILD_RULES='' CC='gcc' CFLAGS='-mcpu=athlon -O2 -pipe' CPP='/lib/cpp' CPPFLAGS='' DEFS='' ECHO='echo' ECHO_C='' ECHO_N='-n' ECHO_T='' EGREP='' EXEEXT='' FS_TEST_DEPS='' FS_TEST_PROGRAMS='' INCLUDE_OUTPUTS='' INSTALL='/var/tmp/portage/subversion-1.0.6/work/subversion-1.0.6/ac-helpers/install-sh -c' INSTALL_APACHE_RULE='' INSTALL_INFO='' INSTALL_IT='' INSTALL_RULES='' INSTALL_STATIC_RULES='' JAR='' JAVAC='/opt/blackdown-jdk-1.4.1/bin/javac' JDK='' LDFLAGS='' LIBOBJS='' LIBS='' LIBTOOL='' LN_S='' LTLIBOBJS='' LT_LDFLAGS='' MAKEINFO='' MKDIR='/var/tmp/portage/subversion-1.0.6/work/subversion-1.0.6/ac-helpers/install-sh -c -d' MOD_ACTIVATION='' NEON_LIBS='' OBJEXT='o' PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='http://subversion.tigris.org/' PACKAGE_NAME='subversion' PACKAGE_STRING='subversion 1.0.6' PACKAGE_TARNAME='subversion' PACKAGE_VERSION='1.0.6' PATH_SEPARATOR=':' PERL='' PYTHON2='' PYTHON='' RANLIB='' SHELL='/bin/sh' STRIP='' SVN_APRUTIL_EXPORT_LIBS='' SVN_APRUTIL_INCLUDES='' SVN_APRUTIL_LIBS='' SVN_APRUTIL_PREFIX='' SVN_APR_EXPORT_LIBS='' SVN_APR_INCLUDES='' SVN_APR_LIBS='' SVN_APR_PREFIX='' SVN_BINDIR='' SVN_EXTRA_INCLUDES='' SVN_EXTRA_LIBS='' SVN_LIBTOOL='' SVN_NEON_INCLUDES='' SVN_RA_LIB_DEPS='' SVN_RA_LIB_LINK='' SVN_SUBDIRS='' SWIG='' SWIG_BUILD_RULES='' SWIG_INSTALL_RULES='' SWIG_JAVA_COMPILE='' SWIG_JAVA_INCLUDES='' SWIG_JAVA_LINK='' SWIG_LDFLAGS='' SWIG_LIBSWIG_DIR='' SWIG_NORUNTIME_FLAG='' SWIG_PL_COMPILE='' SWIG_PL_INCLUDES='' SWIG_PL_LINK='' SWIG_PY_COMPILE='' SWIG_PY_INCLUDES='' SWIG_PY_LINK='' SWIG_VERSION='' abs_builddir='/var/tmp/portage/subversion-1.0.6/work/subversion-1.0.6' abs_srcdir='/var/tmp/portage/subversion-1.0.6/work/subversion-1.0.6' ac_ct_CC='' ac_ct_RANLIB='' ac_ct_STRIP='' bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin' build='' build_alias='' build_cpu='' build_os='' build_vendor='' datadir='/usr/share' docdir='' exec_prefix='NONE' host='i686-pc-linux-gnu' host_alias='i686-pc-linux-gnu' host_cpu='' host_os='' host_vendor='' includedir='${prefix}/include' infodir='/usr/share/info' libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib' libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec' localstatedir='/var/lib' mandir='/usr/share/man' neon_config='' oldincludedir='/usr/include' prefix='/usr' program_transform_name='s,x,x,' sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin' sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com' sysconfdir='/etc' target_alias='' ## ----------- ## ## confdefs.h. ## ## ----------- ## #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "http://subversion.tigris.org/" #define PACKAGE_NAME "subversion" #define PACKAGE_STRING "subversion 1.0.6" #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "subversion" #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.0.6" configure: exit 1
Actually limits.h is part of glibc. Glibc includes some linux headers in it. But it is glibc that has a runtime dependency on the linux headers. This dependency exists in the glibc ebuild. An explicit dependency on glibc is not required, so this bug is invalid. Just make sure you have linux headers. It is required for the compilation of any program
