libfixposix @0.4.3: syntax error near unexpected token `CHECK,'

[nalzok (Qingyao Sun)]

I was trying in to install ​Next, one of whose dependencies is libfixposix. It is an error during the configuration of libfixposix that halted the installation process, so I'm opening a ticket for it.

$ sudo port install libfixposix
--->  Computing dependencies for libfixposix
--->  Configuring libfixposix
Error: Failed to configure libfixposix, consult /opt/local/var/macports/build/_private_var_local_ports_devel_libfixposix/libfixposix/work/libfixposix-0.4.3/config.log
Error: Failed to configure libfixposix: configure failure: command execution failed
Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_private_var_local_ports_devel_libfixposix/libfixposix/main.log for details.
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a bug.
Error: Processing of port libfixposix failed

Here is my attempt to configure the port manually

$ cd /opt/local/var/macports/build/_private_var_local_ports_devel_libfixposix/libfixposix/work/libfixposix-0.4.3

$  sudo ./configure
Password:
configure: srcdir:   .
configure: builddir:
configure: CPPFLAGS:
configure: CFLAGS:
configure: LDFLAGS:
configure: WARNING: you should configure in a separate build directory
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
 === IRRELEVANT OUTPUT OMITTED ===
checking for getpeereid... yes
./configure: line 13721: syntax error near unexpected token `CHECK,'
./configure: line 13721: `    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(CHECK, check >= 0.9.4)'

Please see the attachment for more detailed log.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

This port doesn't seem to exist in our repo? You should probably report the issue to whoever wrote this portfile.

[nalzok (Qingyao Sun)]

Replying to jmroot:

This port doesn't seem to exist in our repo? You should probably report the issue to whoever wrote this portfile.

Thanks, jmroot! I have already resolved the issue myself, though. For those who have the same issue, simply edit the file Makefile.am, and append the flag --install to the line ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I config/m4, and it will work!