libb64 fails to build on Tiger

[barracuda156]

:notice:build --->  Building libb64
:debug:build Executing org.macports.build (libb64)
:debug:build Environment: 
:debug:build CC_PRINT_OPTIONS='YES'
:debug:build CC_PRINT_OPTIONS_FILE='/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_mail_libb64/libb64/work/.CC_PRINT_OPTIONS'
:debug:build CPATH='/opt/local/include'
:debug:build DEVELOPER_DIR='/Developer'
:debug:build LIBRARY_PATH='/opt/local/lib'
:debug:build MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.4'
:info:build Executing:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_mail_libb64/libb64/work/libb64" && /usr/bin/make -j4 -w all 
:debug:build system:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_mail_libb64/libb64/work/libb64" && /usr/bin/make -j4 -w all 
:info:build make: Entering directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_mail_libb64/libb64/work/libb64'
:info:build /usr/bin/make -C src
:info:build make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_mail_libb64/libb64/work/libb64/src'
:info:build makedepend -f- -I../include b64dec.c  b64enc.c  cdecode.c  cencode.c  decoder.cc  encoder.cc 2> /dev/null 1> depend
:info:build make[1]: *** [depend] Error 127
:info:build make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_mail_libb64/libb64/work/libb64/src'
:info:build make: *** [all_src] Error 2

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Does makedepend exist and work on your system?

I think "Error 127" means file not found; not sure whether that refers to makedepend or some file it's operating on or something else. makedepend should be part of Xcode or the CLT—at least the build succeeds on buildbot systems. If Tiger's makedepend is too old or doesn't exist you could try installing the makedepend port.

The port has other issues, like it isn't UsingTheRightCompiler or flags and it is outdated, version 1.2.1 having been released over ten years ago.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Normally you would expect to see a command not found message if the command were not found, but it looks like this Makefile is deliberately suppressing all stderr output from this step by using 2> /dev/null. You could remove that from the Makefile to see if a more helpful error then appears.