Bug 433625 – dev-libs/libnl-3.2.12 --disable-doc throws configure error

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE

[Description Mattia Rossi 2012-09-01 09:55:22 UTC]

When trying to emerge dev-libs/libnl-3.2.12 I get this:

configure: error: conditional "LINK_DOC" was never defined.
Usually this means the macro was only invoked conditionally.

!!! Please attach the following file when seeking support:
!!! /var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/libnl-3.2.12/work/libnl-3.2.12/config.log
 * ERROR: dev-libs/libnl-3.2.12 failed (configure phase):
 *   econf failed
 * 
 * Call stack:
 *          ebuild.sh, line   85:  Called src_configure
 *        environment, line 2014:  Called econf '--disable-doc' '--disable-static' '--disable-cli'
 *   phase-helpers.sh, line  467:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *                      die "econf failed"
 * 
 * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=dev-libs/libnl-3.2.12'`,
 * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=dev-libs/libnl-3.2.12'`.
 * The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/libnl-3.2.12/temp/build.log'.
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/libnl-3.2.12/temp/environment'.
 * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/libnl-3.2.12/work/libnl-3.2.12'
 * S: '/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/libnl-3.2.12/work/libnl-3.2.12'

I've disabled the -doc use flag system wide.
I've not tried to emerge libnl with the doc use flag enabled, as it would pull in 20 dependencies which again want to have some extra use flags set etc..

It seems to be a bug that needs to be fixed upstream though.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge =dev-libs/libnl-3.2.12
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Actual Results:  
Configure error - fails to build

Expected Results:  
Just build...

[Comment 1 Ulrich Müller 2012-09-01 15:48:55 UTC]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 433565 ***