readline @6.3.003 configures for i386 on a 10.5.8. PPC

[udbraumann]

readline fails issuing a configure error on ppc:

:info:configure configure: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling

Cross compiling? I only expected a native build for ppc.

Earlier during configuration I found in the log:

:info:configure --->  Configuring readline for architecture i386

I guess this can be fixed. In the mean time should I work around by means of a universal install?

[udbraumann]

Replying to braumann@…:

... In the mean time should I work around by means of a universal install?

As it turns out, even when invoking with +universal it solely applies a -arch i386 flag ...

[udbraumann]

It took me a while to realize that previously had installed readline a universal variant (I no longer remember why):

port installed readline
The following ports are currently installed:
  readline @6.2.000_0+universal (active)

As variants are inherited when upgrading, it appears for version 6.3 a universal variant build (at least on a ppc platform) is no longer working (somehow it seems to try two separate build for both archs, starting with i368). Since this is not essential for me I successfully could upgrade typing

port upgrade readline -universal

[MarcusCalhoun-Lopez (Marcus Calhoun-Lopez)]

I am glad you found a solution.
r118842 should prevent this problem in the future.

[cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)]

Cc Me!