BUG: doxygen-1.5.2 fails to compile with char**/const char** error

[sfiera@…]

I'm posting this on behalf of johnw on irc. Questions should be directed to him.

doxygen-1.5.2 does not compile, and gives this warning:

$ sudo port install doxygen
--->  Building doxygen with target all pdf
Error: Target com.apple.build returned: shell command " cd "/usr/local/var/db/dports/build/_usr_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports_textproc_doxygen/work/doxygen-1.5.2" && make all pdf " returned error 2
Command output: /usr/bin/make -C qtools
/usr/bin/make -f Makefile.qtools    all
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
/usr/bin/make -C libpng
/usr/bin/make -f Makefile.libpng
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
/usr/bin/make -C libmd5
/usr/bin/make -f Makefile.libmd5
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
/usr/bin/make -C src
/usr/bin/make -f Makefile.libdoxycfg PERL=/usr/bin/perl all
c++ -c -pipe -D__FreeBSD__=6 -Wall -W -O2 -I../qtools -o ../objects/portable.o portable.cpp
portable.cpp: In function 'size_t portable_iconv(void*, const char**, size_t*, char**, size_t*)':
portable.cpp:381: error: invalid conversion from 'char**' to 'const char**'
portable.cpp:381: error:   initializing argument 2 of 'size_t libiconv(void*, const char**, size_t*, char**, size_t*)'
make[2]: *** [../objects/portable.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2
 
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
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[css@…]

What version of the OS are you using? PPC or Intel? Also, which version of libiconv is installed?

port installed libiconv

I'll see if I can track it down, but I'll need more details on the system setup given that doxygen 1.5.2 compiled and installed fine on my MBP.

[css@…]

Can you verify whether you still have this error with the latest doxygen 1.5.3 port?

[markd@…]

No response so we'll have to assume the 1.5.3 update fixed it. Reopen if necessary.

[css@…]

Follow up is contained in #13156 for doxygen 1.5.4.