gimp2 @2.10.22 +quartz: build failures, due to syntax errors in configure script

[mascguy (Christopher Nielsen)]

After the recent ghostscript update, my gimp2 +quartz port was broken.

Allowing MacPorts to rebuild from source, the configure phase failed due to syntax errors in the configure script:

checking for xcursor... yes
./configure: line 33372: syntax error near unexpected token `)'
./configure: line 33372: `fi)'
Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_macports_sources_ports_enabled_graphics_gimp2/gimp2/work/gimp-2.10.22" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --build=x86_64-apple-darwin17.7.0 --enable-mp --with-bug-report-url=https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets --with-pdbgen --disable-silent-rules --disable-check-update --without-alsa --without-gudev --without-webkit ac_cv_path_INTLTOOL_PERL=/opt/local/bin/perl5.28 ac_cv_path_PERL=/opt/local/bin/perl5.28 --without-x 
Exit code: 2

This port built successfully for me on or around January 2021, so it hasn't been broken for too long.

And finally, for anyone who's looking for a quick fix: My solution was to simply create a symbolic link for the previous ghostscript version's dylib:

$ sudo bash -c 'cd /opt/local/lib ; ln -s libgs.dylib libgs.9.53.dylib'

Not ideal, but it fixes this port.

Anyhow, full log attached.

[mascguy (Christopher Nielsen)]

UPDATE: This port just built successfully for Big Sur ARM on 5/27/2021, despite warnings related to obsolete m4 macros. So perhaps there's some other problem. (And I suppose it could be something related to my system. Hmmmm.)

​https://build.macports.org/builders/ports-11_arm64-builder/builds/20949

[mascguy (Christopher Nielsen)]

Of note, I'm using the +quartz variant, rather than the default +x11. Updated the summary accordingly.

[mascguy (Christopher Nielsen)]

Removed references to obsolete m4 macros, as those don't appear to cause issues on our buildbots.

[mascguy (Christopher Nielsen)]

A similar configure-related syntax error is occurring for port gimp3-devel:

checking for xcursor... yes
./configure: line 33451: syntax error near unexpected token `)'
./configure: line 33451: `fi)'

Configure failed or did not finish!
Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_bblocal_var_buildworker_ports_build_ports_graphics_gimp3-devel/gimp3-devel/work/gimp3-devel-2.99.1-20200223" && ./autogen.sh --prefix=/opt/local --build=x86_64-apple-darwin19.6.0 --enable-mp --with-bug-report-url=https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets --with-pdbgen --with-x --x-includes=/opt/local/include --x-libraries=/opt/local/lib --with-javascript=no --with-lua=no --disable-silent-rules --without-alsa --without-gudev --without-webkit ac_cv_path_INTLTOOL_PERL=/opt/local/bin/perl5.28 ac_cv_path_PERL=/opt/local/bin/perl5.28 
Exit code: 2

This is occurring across-the-board. One example:

​https://build.macports.org/builders/ports-10.15_x86_64-builder/builds/59979/steps/install-port/logs/stdio

[mascguy (Christopher Nielsen)]

PR created for update to 2.10.24:

​PR 11772 - gimp2: update to 2.10.24

Of note, the PR includes a fix for these errors.

[i0ntempest]

In e45d4a0803937e58c8592635b7dfe24f4ac01e5b/macports-ports (master):

gimp2: update to 2.10.24 & various fixes

closes: #61799
closes: #63029
closes: #63028
closes: #59481