192892 – sys-libs/libieee1284-0.2.8 depends on autoconf-FAIL

Bug 192892 - sys-libs/libieee1284-0.2.8 depends on autoconf-FAIL

Summary: sys-libs/libieee1284-0.2.8 depends on autoconf-FAIL

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Eclasses (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Duplicates (1):	192903 (view as bug list)
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Blocks:	WANT_AUTOCONF-broken
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Reported:	2007-09-18 06:46 UTC by Nico R.
Modified:	2007-09-19 13:59 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Nico R. 2007-09-18 06:46:32 UTC

Emerging sys-libs/libieee1284-0.2.8 fails, because autotools.eclass makes it depend on autoconf-FAIL.

sys-libs/libieee1284-0.2.8 contains:
WANT_AUTOCONF=2.58

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
emerge -1 =sys-libs/libieee1284-0.2.8
Actual Results:  
emerge output (shortened):
> !!! Invalid or corrupt dependency specification: 
> 
> invalid atom: '>=sys-devel/autoconf-FAIL'


Expected Results:  
Should emerge without problems.

I suppose autotools.eclass should be fixed. It contains:

        2.1)        _autoconf_atom="=sys-devel/autoconf-${WANT_AUTOCONF}*" ;;
        latest|2.5) _autoconf_atom=">=sys-devel/autoconf-2.61" ;;

This should probably be:

        2.1*)        _autoconf_atom="=sys-devel/autoconf-${WANT_AUTOCONF}*" ;;
        latest|2.5*) _autoconf_atom=">=sys-devel/autoconf-2.61" ;;

Or perhaps something like 2.5[0-9], etc. should be used.

Comment 1 srrijkers 2007-09-18 11:05:12 UTC

The same thing happens with dev-libs/libstroke-0.5.1.

Comment 2 Nico R. 2007-09-18 13:00:57 UTC

This was caused by the following commit:
http://viewcvs.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo-x86/eclass/autotools.eclass?r1=1.66&r2=1.67

But I’m not saying that that commit was wrong.

See also bug 192863.

Comment 3 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2007-09-18 13:26:22 UTC

WANT_AUTOCONF=2.58 is incorrect, not the eclass ... i'll fix libieee1284, but any other broken package needs a new bug

Comment 4 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2007-09-19 13:59:50 UTC

*** Bug 192903 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***