nessus-libraries build failed (libtool error)

[jon@…]

Nessus libraries fail to build, on macports 1.6.0 and a freshly installed & patched Leopard 10.5.2

cd libnessus && make
/bin/sh /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_net_nessus-libraries/work/nessus-libraries/libtool /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 -pipe -I../ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -DNESSUS_ON_SSL  -I. -DHAVE_SSL -I/opt/local/include -I/opt/local/include/openssl -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_net_nessus-libraries/work/nessus-libraries/include -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_net_nessus-libraries/work/nessus-libraries/libpcap-nessus   -g -c plugutils.c
libtool: warning: cannot infer operation mode from `/usr/bin/gcc-4.0'
libtool: you must specify a MODE
Try `libtool --help' for more information.
make[1]: *** [plugutils.o] Error 1
make: *** [all] Error 2

Warning: the following items did not execute (for nessus-libraries): org.macports.activate org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

[ryandesign@…]

Cc'ing the port's maintainer.

This looks like it could be another variant of the "unable to infer tagged configuration" error we've seen with several ports since switching CC from "gcc" to "/usr/bin/gcc-4.0"

[jon@…]

If I compile Nessus libraries from outside of Macports (i.e unpack tarball, ./comfigure, make) it works fine.

The difference seems to be on the name of the compiler that is used, i.e "gcc" (works) or "/usr/bin/gcc-4.0" (doesnt work)

Setting "configure.cc" to "gcc" in the Portfile seems to work. I'm not sure if this fits with the prevailing policy, but it does fix the build

[jon@…]

Same bug (and same fix) apply to "nessus-core" and "libnasl" ports.

Nessus-plugins seems unaffected.

[marktrolley@…]

Thanks for the pointer on how to fix this. Any word on when it will make it into the ports tree?

[jon@…]

No idea. I don't have commit access, and I don't know if my change fits with policy. There has been no comment in 2 months from the maintainer, so don't get your hopes up :-(

[chitopunk@…]

Changing mode=link in macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_net_nessus-libraries/work/nessus-libraries/libtool fixed this problem

[anonymous]

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