fakeroot @1.24 fails at configure

[McDutchie (Martijn Dekker)]

The problem (as per config.log) seems to be:

configure:3619: checking whether the C compiler works
configure:3641: /usr/bin/clang -pipe -Os -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-extra-tokens -isysroot/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk -arch x86_64 -arch i386 -I/opt/local/include -isysroot/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk -L/opt/local/lib -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -Wl,-syslibroot,/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk -arch x86_64 -arch i386 conftest.c  >&5
ld: warning: The i386 architecture is deprecated for macOS (remove from the Xcode build setting: ARCHS)
ld: warning: ignoring file /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk/usr/lib/libSystem.tbd, missing required architecture i386 in file /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk/usr/lib/libSystem.tbd
ld: dynamic main executables must link with libSystem.dylib for architecture i386
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
configure:3645: $? = 1
configure:3683: result: no

Since the error message complains about lacking an i386 SDK, I thought disabling the universal variant might fix it. But using sudo port clean fakeroot && sudo port install fakeroot -universal seems to make no difference. The same error occurs.

Attached: main.log and config.log.

[McDutchie (Martijn Dekker)]

Neglected to mention that this is on macOS 10.14.6 with Xcode 11.1.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to McDutchie:

Since the error message complains about lacking an i386 SDK, I thought disabling the universal variant might fix it. But using sudo port clean fakeroot && sudo port install fakeroot -universal seems to make no difference. The same error occurs.

Correct, the fakeroot port is unusual in that it forces the universal variant to be enabled, and also overrides the user's selection of universal architectures. It does this to ensure that it can work with any executable the user might have on their system. The port needs to be updated to account for the fact that i386 builds are no longer possible with the 10.14 SDK and up.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

In 73ee0e18f4368fd8b8dcb127565dfd545698a5ed/macports-ports (master):

fakeroot: Don't build universal on Mojave or later

Closes: #59548