links @2.2.1+x11: configure: error: No graphics drivers found

[mcjsk (Mark Jamsek)]

Platform

macOS Catalina Version 10.15.7 (19H524)
Darwin Kernel Version 19.6.0: Tue Jan 12 22:13:05 PST 2021; root:xnu-6153.141.16~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64
Xcode 12.4 Build version 12D4e

Summary

sudo port upgrade fails when trying to upgrade port links with a configure error (see attached logs)

Reproduce

√ ~ → port outdated
The following installed ports are outdated:
gd2                            2.3.1_0 < 2.3.2_0
 √ ~ → sudo port clean links
--->  Cleaning links
 √ ~ → sudo port upgrade outdated
--->  Computing dependencies for links
--->  Fetching archive for links
--->  Attempting to fetch links-2.21_0+x11.darwin_19.x86_64.tbz2 from https://lil.fr.packages.macports.org/links
--->  Attempting to fetch links-2.21_0+x11.darwin_19.x86_64.tbz2 from https://mse.uk.packages.macports.org/links
--->  Attempting to fetch links-2.21_0+x11.darwin_19.x86_64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/links
--->  Fetching distfiles for links
--->  Verifying checksums for links
--->  Extracting links
--->  Configuring links
Error: Failed to configure links, consult /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_www_links/links/work/links-2.21/config.log
Error: Failed to configure links: configure failure: command execution failed
Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_www_links/links/main.log for details.
Error: Problem while installing links
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a bug.

Strangely, links is not a requested port, gd2 is a dependency of the requested port graphviz but doesn't appear to depend on links, and I can't determine which port recursively depends on it either, so I don't know why sudo port upgrade outdated is even attempting to configure links.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Strangely, links is not a requested port, gd2 is a dependency of the requested port graphviz but doesn't appear to depend on links, and I can't determine which port recursively depends on it either, so I don't know why sudo port upgrade outdated is even attempting to configure links.

gd2 -> libheif -> gdk-pixbuf2 -> shared-mime-info -> xmlto -> links

The config.log has a bunch of implicit declaration errors, very common since Xcode 12 became more strict about this.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

A bit silly that gd2 ends up depending on links. Oh well.

Unsurprisingly, it is not valid to Cc "nobody".

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

In 6b6a5ebf0b6106c472d0d472fa2603d47d65a81d/macports-ports (master):

links: Fix implicit declaration of functions

Closes: #62432

[mcjsk (Mark Jamsek)]

Replying to jmroot:

gd2 -> libheif -> gdk-pixbuf2 -> shared-mime-info -> xmlto -> links

Thanks, Joshua. For future reference, how did you determine this? I used {r}dependents and echo depends:, and tried tracing its dependencies through ​https://ports.macports.org/port/gd2 but must have overlooked it.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

You'll note that the ports web page entry for gd2 doesn't list libheif, because the ports web site is not currently importing new information due to a bug; see #62401.

I don't know of a quick command to generate the information you want. I've often wanted to make one, but that kind of thing is not especially my area of expertise.

[mcjsk (Mark Jamsek)]

Replying to ryandesign:

A bit silly that gd2 ends up depending on links. Oh well.

Unsurprisingly, it is not valid to Cc "nobody".

I debated it, but nobody was listed as the owner and I presumed it might be aliased to someone so went with it. I won't do that again.

And thank you. It's working now, much appreciated.

[mcjsk (Mark Jamsek)]

Replying to ryandesign:

I don't know of a quick command to generate the information you want. I've often wanted to make one, but that kind of thing is not especially my area of expertise.

It would be a nice command to have; if time permits I'll look into what's involved to implement it but my plate is full for awhile. Also, I just had a look at the codebase and tcl is foreign to me so definitely not my area of expertise either.

[mcjsk (Mark Jamsek)]

Replying to ryandesign:

I don't know of a quick command to generate the information you want. I've often wanted to make one, but that kind of thing is not especially my area of expertise.

Actually, come to think of it, would -y already provide this feature? For example, in this instance would port -y upgrade gd2 have revealed recursive dependencies?

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Try it out. I don't think it's going to print any info about ports in the chain that are not outdated.

[mcjsk (Mark Jamsek)]

Replying to ryandesign:

Try it out. I don't think it's going to print any info about ports in the chain that are not outdated.

I did before commenting and, as you suspect, it didn't output anything as my ports are up-to-date. I'll have to try again before my weekly launchd agent upgrades any outdated ports. I'll provide an update here when I do.