libast @0.7: error: required file './compile' not found

[henry.debens@…]

Problems installing libast port on OS X 10.10 (Xcode 6.1):

sudo port install -v libast
--->  Computing dependencies for libast
--->  Fetching archive for libast
--->  Attempting to fetch libast-0.7_5.darwin_14.x86_64.tbz2 from http://mse.uk.packages.macports.org/sites/packages.macports.org/libast
--->  Attempting to fetch libast-0.7_5.darwin_14.x86_64.tbz2 from http://lil.fr.packages.macports.org/libast
--->  Attempting to fetch libast-0.7_5.darwin_14.x86_64.tbz2 from http://nue.de.packages.macports.org/macports/packages/libast
--->  Fetching distfiles for libast
--->  Verifying checksums for libast
--->  Extracting libast
--->  Applying patches to libast
--->  Configuring libast
Error: org.macports.configure for port libast returned: autoreconf failure: command execution failed
Please see the log file for port libast for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_libast/libast/main.log
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Error: Processing of port libbers failed

Log file attached - any help much appreciated!

[henry.debens@…]

Log file

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to henry.debens@…:

sudo port install -v libast

Note that single-letter flags like -v do nothing unless placed immediately after the word port, i.e. sudo port -v install libast.

[henry.debens@…]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

Replying to henry.debens@…:

sudo port install -v libast

Note that single-letter flags like -v do nothing unless placed immediately after the word port, i.e. sudo port -v install libast.

I see, thank you for replying - I have updated the ticket accordingly!

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

The problem is that in a recent version of MacPorts base some default autoreconf args moved from autoreconf.pre_args to autoreconf.args. This port runs autoreconf and requires the -i argument, and expected MacPorts to set it in autoreconf.pre_args, but now MacPorts sets it in autoreconf.args. This port overrides autoreconf.args, so -i wasn't being set anymore.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

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