db53 fails to build on arm64

[thynus]

trying to build port gramps on an m1 (arm64) Big Sur 11.5.2.

As an aside, on Intel gramps 5.1.4-2 comes with sqlite instead of bd as the backend. I don't know how to configure a different backend for gramps with port and if that would work on arm64.

sudo port install db53
--->  Fetching archive for db53
--->  Attempting to fetch db53-5.3.28_0+sql.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/db53
--->  Attempting to fetch db53-5.3.28_0+sql.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://ywg.ca.packages.macports.org/mirror/macports/packages/db53
--->  Attempting to fetch db53-5.3.28_0+sql.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://kmq.jp.packages.macports.org/db53
--->  Fetching distfiles for db53
--->  Verifying checksums for db53
--->  Extracting db53
--->  Applying patches to db53
--->  Configuring db53
Error: Failed to configure db53: consult /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_databases_db53/db53/work/db-5.3.28/build_unix/config.log
Error: Failed to configure db53: configure failure: command execution failed
Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_databases_db53/db53/main.log for details.
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets if you believe there is a bug.
Error: Processing of port db53 failed

[kencu (Ken)]

looks like a duplicate of #62216

[thynus]

I did the following:

sudo port selfupdate 
sudo port clean db53 

... to ensure you have at least the partial fix from that ticket and then try again and attach the main.log and config.log files so that we can have a full record of what's happening. -- from #62216

This may be a duplicate issue to #62216; the work around does not result in db53 being installed. But my final goal is actually to build gramps on arm64.

[kencu (Ken)]

I imagine nobody has ever built db53 on arm64 as yet; don't hold me to that but looks like we never have ​https://ports.macports.org/port/db53/details/