Bug 266400 – x11-libs/libXft is looking for libexpat in the wrong directory

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO

[Description Luke-Jr 2009-04-16 16:53:22 UTC]

libXft is looking for libexpat in the wrong directory

(cd .libs && rm -f libXft.so.2 && ln -s libXft.so.2.1.2 libXft.so.2)            
(cd .libs && rm -f libXft.so && ln -s libXft.so.2.1.2 libXft.so)                
arm-gentoo-linux-gnueabi-ar cru .libs/libXft.a  xftcolor.o xftcore.o xftdbg.o xftdpy.o xftdraw.o xftextent.o xftfont.o xftfreetype.o xftglyphs.o xftinit.o xftlist.o xftname.o xftrender.o xftstr.o xftswap.o xftxlfd.o                         
arm-gentoo-linux-gnueabi-ranlib .libs/libXft.a                                  
creating libXft.la                                                              
/bin/sed: can't read /usr/arm-gentoo-linux-gnueabi/usr/lib/libexpat.la: No such file or directory                                                               
libtool: link: `/usr/arm-gentoo-linux-gnueabi/usr/lib/libexpat.la' is not a valid libtool archive                                                               
make[2]: *** [libXft.la] Error 1                                                
make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/x11-libs/libXft-2.1.12/work/libXft-2.1.12/src'                                                                     
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1                                            
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/x11-libs/libXft-2.1.12/work/libXft-2.1.12'                                                                         
make: *** [all] Error 2                                                         
 *                                                                              
 * ERROR: x11-libs/libXft-2.1.12 failed.                                        
 * Call stack:                                                                  
 *               ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called src_compile                      
 *             environment, line 3050:  Called x-modular_src_compile            
 *             environment, line 3830:  Called x-modular_src_make               
 *             environment, line 3869:  Called die                              
 * The specific snippet of code:                                                
 *       emake || die "emake failed"                                            
 *  The die message:                                                            
 *   emake failed                                                               
 *                                                                              
 * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.                                                                           
 * A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/x11-libs/libXft-2.1.12/temp/build.log'.                                                                 
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/x11-libs/libXft-2.1.12/temp/environment'.                                                        
 *                                                                              

>>> Failed to emerge x11-libs/libXft-2.1.12, Log file:

>>>  '/var/tmp/portage/x11-libs/libXft-2.1.12/temp/build.log'

 * Messages for package x11-libs/libXft-2.1.12:

 * 
 * ERROR: x11-libs/libXft-2.1.12 failed.
 * Call stack:                          
 *               ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called src_compile
 *             environment, line 3050:  Called x-modular_src_compile
 *             environment, line 3830:  Called x-modular_src_make   
 *             environment, line 3869:  Called die                  
 * The specific snippet of code:                                    
 *       emake || die "emake failed"                                
 *  The die message:                                                
 *   emake failed                                                   
 *                                                                  
 * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.                                                                           
 * A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/x11-libs/libXft-2.1.12/temp/build.log'.                                                                 
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/x11-libs/libXft-2.1.12/temp/environment'.                                                        
 *

[Comment 1 Lars Wendler (Polynomial-C) (RETIRED) 2009-04-18 19:23:25 UTC]

Please post your "emerge --info" and attach the build.log file of the failed emerge to this bug.