transmission-x11 fails to configure

[pdvnl]

on 10.13 high-sierra transmission-x11 failed to upgrade, due to missing lbzip2. after manually installing lbzip2 i now get a configure error:

ERROR: 'IT_PROG_INTLTOOL' must appear in configure.ac for intltool to work.
autoreconf: error: /opt/local/bin/intltoolize failed with exit status: 1
Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_net_transmission-x11/transmission-x11/work/transmission-3.00" && ./autogen.sh --prefix=/opt/local --enable-daemon --enable-cli --with-gtk --disable-mac
Exit code: 1
Error: Failed to configure transmission-x11: configure failure: command execution failed
DEBUG: Error code: NONE
DEBUG: Backtrace: configure failure: command execution failed
    while executing
"$procedure $targetname"
Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_net_transmission-x11/transmission-x11/main.log for details.
DEBUG: invalid command name "::ui_init"
    while executing
"::ui_init $priority $prefix $channels($priority) {*}$args"
    ("uplevel" body line 2)
    invoked from within
"uplevel 1 $body"

[i0ntempest]

This is caused by the project (at 3.00) is not updated for the new intltool in MP. The next version will fix this.

[barracuda156]

It still fails:

--->  Configuring transmission-x11
Executing:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_net_transmission-x11/transmission-x11/work/transmission-3.00" && ./autogen.sh --prefix=/opt/local --enable-daemon --enable-cli --with-gtk --disable-mac 
creating libtransmission/version.h
glibtoolize: putting auxiliary files in '.'.
glibtoolize: copying file './ltmain.sh'
glibtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS, 'm4'.
glibtoolize: copying file 'm4/libtool.m4'
glibtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltoptions.m4'
glibtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltsugar.m4'
glibtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltversion.m4'
glibtoolize: copying file 'm4/lt~obsolete.m4'
ERROR: 'IT_PROG_INTLTOOL' must appear in configure.ac for intltool to work.
autoreconf: error: /opt/local/bin/intltoolize failed with exit status: 1
Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_net_transmission-x11/transmission-x11/work/transmission-3.00" && ./autogen.sh --prefix=/opt/local --enable-daemon --enable-cli --with-gtk --disable-mac 
Exit code: 1
Error: Failed to configure transmission-x11: 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_transmission-x11/transmission-x11/main.log for details.
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets if you believe there
is a bug.
Error: Processing of port transmission-x11 failed

[pdvnl]

now on 10.15 catalina i still have the same error

ERROR: 'IT_PROG_INTLTOOL' must appear in configure.ac for intltool to work.
autoreconf: error: /opt/local/bin/intltoolize failed with exit status: 1
Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_net_transmission-x11/transmission-x11/work/transmission-3.00" && ./autogen.sh --prefix=/opt/local --enable-daemon --enable-cli --with-gtk --disable-mac
Exit code: 1
Error: Failed to configure transmission-x11: configure failure: command execution failed
DEBUG: Error code: NONE
DEBUG: Backtrace: configure failure: command execution failed

[barracuda156]

Replying to i0ntempest:

This is caused by the project (at 3.00) is not updated for the new intltool in MP. The next version will fix this.

From what I understand, 3.0 is broken for PPC, while older versions got this problem with intltool. Is there a way out?

[i0ntempest]

Backporting patches to autoconf files from upstream *might* work, if no major changes was done in the build process.

[kencu (Ken)]

upstream has moved to cmake

​https://github.com/transmission/transmission

[i0ntempest]

Well frick, that's another major portfile rewrite. TBH I don't use this port that much.

[barracuda156]

Replying to i0ntempest:

Well frick, that's another major portfile rewrite. TBH I don't use this port that much.

Not that much, I have done it on a basic level (downloading libnatpmp and other 3rd-party deps is not implemented yet).

36-109% port -v installed transmission-x11
The following ports are currently installed:
  transmission-x11 @2.94_2+gtk requested_variants='' platform='darwin 10' archs='ppc' date='2022-04-04T09:45:24+0800'
  transmission-x11 @3.00_1+gtk (active) requested_variants='' platform='darwin 10' archs='ppc' date='2022-04-04T11:35:46+0800'

However I have a problem running it:

36-109% /opt/local/bin/transmission-gtk 
dbus[5885]: Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded!

** (transmission-gtk:5885): WARNING **: 12:17:02.822: Failed to create proxy for org.freedesktop.Notifications

Updated dbus to 1.14.0, same error.

[i0ntempest]

We have moved to cmake which should fix this. If not feel free to reopen.