db46 build gets jikes error

[Chris.Barker@…]

I"m trying to install subversion, which apparently required db46, which is set to "--enable java", which means it requires jikes.

But I get, while db46 is configuring:

checking if jikes works... configure: error: The Java compiler jikes failed (see config.log, check the CLASSPATH?)

I tried install jikes by itself:

sudo port install jikes

and it seemed to install without problem.

For the moment, I've hacked the db46 portfile and removed the --enable-java line, as I don't use java for anything, but who knows what I'm breaking!

(it does seem a bit much to need a java compiler to have a subversion client, though)

Macports 1.8.1 I'm running OS-X 10.4 on a PPC.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Please remember to fill in the Port field and cc the maintainer.

[danielluke (Daniel J. Luke)]

I think normally the OS-provided java is sufficient, and the problem here may have been that there was a non-functional jikes sitting around that configure found. Perhaps the db46 configure can be passed a more-specific option to help it select the correct java.

[blair (Blair Zajac)]

We do require a good Java compiler installed on your system. You should install Apple's Java if you haven't already.

Changing as won't fix as there are other ports that depend upon the db46 Java bindings and you can't specify dependencies on variants, so that's why java is the default.

If you want, submit a patch for a no-java variant and I can apply the patch.

[Chris.Barker@…]

patch to add nojava variant to db46 port.

[blair (Blair Zajac)]

Thanks, I committed your patch in r63511. I renamed the variant to "no_java". I also applied the same patch to db47 in r63512.