fdupes: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_SEARCH_LIBS and AC_ERROR

[iefdev (Eric F)]

When upgrading to 2.1.2 in trace mode, I got 2 errors:

:info:configure autoreconf: running: /opt/local/bin/autoconf
:info:configure configure.ac:18: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_SEARCH_LIBS
:info:configure       If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
:info:configure       See the Autoconf documentation.
:info:configure configure.ac:18: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_ERROR
:info:configure autoreconf: /opt/local/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1
:info:configure Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_github.com_macports_macports-ports_sysutils_fdupes/fdupes/work/fdupes-2.1.2" && autoreconf --install --verbose 
:info:configure Exit code: 1

It did upgrade without trace, but I guess it should work regardless of mode.

[grimreaper (Eitan Adler)]

Hi,

Mac OS X 10.7 seems quite old and thus difficult for me to test in the event its related to that. that said, its more likely this is me missing a dependency: can you try

% sudo port install autoconf automake libtool pkgconfig
% sudo port install fdupes

and let me know if this fixes it.

[chrstphrchvz (Christopher Chavez)]

This error is encountered by all builders which have tried building the 2.1.2 update: ​https://ports.macports.org/port/fdupes/builds

[chrstphrchvz (Christopher Chavez)]

A PR addressing this was opened: ​https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/8631

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

In 5090eb131163d54b41cfdd81131c610da1968df3/macports-ports (master):

fdupes: Add missing deps and clean up

Add missing dependencies that led to build failure.

Closes: #61268

Use release download to avoid the need to autoreconf.

Remove Portfile detritus left over from pre-autotools versions of fdupes.

Add standard modeline.