libpurple: configuration error

[lmatusek]

Installation of pidgin fails due to libpurple configuration error.

--->  Computing dependencies for pidgin
The following dependencies will be installed:  libpurple
Continue? [Y/n]:
--->  Fetching archive for libpurple
--->  Attempting to fetch libpurple-2.13.0_2.darwin_19.x86_64.tbz2 from http://nue.de.packages.macports.org/libpurple
--->  Attempting to fetch libpurple-2.13.0_2.darwin_19.x86_64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/libpurple
--->  Attempting to fetch libpurple-2.13.0_2.darwin_19.x86_64.tbz2 from http://lil.fr.packages.macports.org/libpurple
--->  Configuring libpurple
Error: Failed to configure libpurple, consult /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_net_pidgin/libpurple/work/pidgin-2.13.0/config.log
Error: Failed to configure libpurple: configure failure: command execution failed
Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_net_pidgin/libpurple/main.log for details.
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a bug.
Error: Processing of port pidgin failed

OS version: 10.15.1 Catalina Pidgin

pidgin @2.13.0_2 (net)
Sub-ports:            libpurple, finch
Variants:             quartz, spellcheck, universal, [+]x11

Description:          Pidgin is an Open Source clone of America OnLine's Instant Messenger client that uses GTK+ version 2. It features multiple groups, group
                      chat, user information fetching and registration, time stamping, and more. It also supports other IM protocols, including Yahoo!, ICQ,
                      Jabber, Napster, IRC, and Zephyr via included plugins.
Homepage:             https://www.pidgin.im/

Build Dependencies:   pkgconfig, intltool, autoconf, automake, libtool, gsed, python27
Library Dependencies: glib2, libxml2, gconf, libidn, gnutls, perl5.28, libpurple, audiofile, gtk2, libao, xorg-libX11, xorg-libXext, xorg-libXScrnSaver,
                      xorg-libice, xorg-libsm
Platforms:            darwin
License:              GPL-2+
Maintainers:          Email: devans@macports.org, GitHub: dbevans
                      Policy: openmaintainer

libpurple

libpurple @2.13.0_2 (net)
Variants:             universal

Description:          Pidgin is an Open Source clone of America OnLine's Instant Messenger client that uses GTK+ version 2. It features multiple groups, group
                      chat, user information fetching and registration, time stamping, and more. It also supports other IM protocols, including Yahoo!, ICQ,
                      Jabber, Napster, IRC, and Zephyr via included plugins.
Homepage:             https://www.pidgin.im/

Build Dependencies:   pkgconfig, intltool, autoconf, automake, libtool, gsed, python27
Library Dependencies: glib2, libxml2, gconf, libidn, gnutls, perl5.28, tcl, tk
Platforms:            darwin
License:              GPL-2+
Maintainers:          Email: devans@macports.org, GitHub: dbevans
                      Policy: openmaintainer

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

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[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

Please attach the main.log file after cleaning the port (sudo port clean libpurple) and re-open the ticket. Without this log, we cannot diagnose the problem.

[arougthopher]

I had the same error.

I ran sudo port clean libpurple and then reran sudo port install libpurple

Console output below:

$ sudo port install libpurple
--->  Computing dependencies for libpurple
--->  Fetching archive for libpurple
--->  Attempting to fetch libpurple-2.13.0_2.darwin_18.x86_64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/libpurple
--->  Attempting to fetch libpurple-2.13.0_2.darwin_18.x86_64.tbz2 from http://aus.us.packages.macports.org/macports/packages/libpurple
--->  Attempting to fetch libpurple-2.13.0_2.darwin_18.x86_64.tbz2 from http://ywg.ca.packages.macports.org/mirror/macports/packages/libpurple
--->  Fetching distfiles for libpurple
--->  Verifying checksums for libpurple
--->  Extracting libpurple
--->  Applying patches to libpurple
--->  Configuring libpurple
Error: Failed to configure libpurple, consult /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_www.macports.org_files_ports_net_pidgin/libpurple/work/pidgin-2.13.0/config.log
Error: Failed to configure libpurple: configure failure: command execution failed
Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_www.macports.org_files_ports_net_pidgin/libpurple/main.log for details.
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a bug.
Error: Processing of port libpurple failed

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Possible workaround

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

Error is:

:info:configure checking for perl.h... no
:info:configure configure: error:
:info:configure Perl development headers not found.
:info:configure Use --disable-perl if you do not need Perl scripting support.

[arougthopher]

Applied diff ... building now. Fix is the same for pidgin.

[Bohaska]

Also have this problem. How do you apply the diff?

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

arougthopher's config.log shows configure failed because:

configure:21862: checking for perl.h
configure:21862: /usr/bin/clang -c -g -pipe -Os -isysroot/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk -arch x86_64 -I/opt/local/include -no-cpp-precomp -isysroot/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk  -fno-common -DPERL_DARWIN -mmacosx-version-min=10.14 -pipe -Os -isysroot/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk  -fno-strict-aliasing -fstack-protector-strong -I/opt/local/include -DPERL_USE_SAFE_PUTENV  -I/opt/local/lib/perl5/5.28/darwin-thread-multi-2level/CORE  conftest.c >&5
clang: warning: no such sysroot directory: '/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk' [-Wmissing-sysroot]
In file included from conftest.c:66:
/opt/local/lib/perl5/5.28/darwin-thread-multi-2level/CORE/perl.h:684:10: fatal error: 'sys/types.h' file not found
#include <sys/types.h>
         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
1 error generated.

That is, although MacPorts provided provided the correct -isysroot flag pointing to the user's SDK (in this case, from the command line tools), a different -isysroot flag pointing to the SDK that was used at the time the perl5.x port was built (in this case, from Xcode) was appended, overriding the earlier correct flag. Presumably arougthopher does not have Xcode installed, therefore the file was not found.

Josh's patch here worked around the problem by changing the order of the flags so that the current SDK path would be provided last and would prevail.

That patch shouldn't be needed anymore. The problem should be fixed by [f35a2c53331234cc730b090b1b866d4b1702a747/macports-ports] which removed the SDK paths from the perl5.x ports.