kdelibs4 @4.14.3_110 fails to build

[Squid4572 (Squid)]

I saw logs for this, but I didn't see any tickets so I'm making one command error output as follows:

--->  Fetching archive for kdelibs4
--->  Attempting to fetch kdelibs4-4.14.3_110.darwin_23.x86_64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/kdelibs4
--->  Attempting to fetch kdelibs4-4.14.3_110.darwin_23.x86_64.tbz2 from https://ywg.ca.packages.macports.org/mirror/macports/packages/kdelibs4
--->  Attempting to fetch kdelibs4-4.14.3_110.darwin_23.x86_64.tbz2 from http://mirror.fcix.net/macports/packages/kdelibs4
--->  Building kdelibs4
Error: Failed to build kdelibs4: command execution failed
Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_kde_kdelibs4/kdelibs4/main.log for details.
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets if you believe there
is a bug.

[Dave-Allured (Dave Allured)]

Not enough information. The fetch errors are expected, so that is not it. Please attach the full build log containing this error.

[kencu (Ken)]

there are a bunch of tickets open about kde not working on newer systems already.

I have been picking off the broken deps for a few months now (boost, others).

Getting near to the point where we can give a go at building kdelibs4 again, and then maybe some of the actual KDE apps, which is what people want.

The KDE ports are very bitrotted, and also, frankly very old and out of date.

KDE5 works absolutely great in a simple linux VM -- that is how I run them now. I don't know if anyone will every try to port the KDE5 ecosystem to MacPorts .... and when they do, no doubt KDE6 will be the thing.

I wonder if there is actually any point to the KDE ecosystem in MacPorts at all, and whether the entire bunch of old, outdated, fragile ports should be dumped out.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to Dave-Allured:

Not enough information.

Ideally we would like to see the log file to know for sure, yes, but there is enough information to say that kdelibs4 fails to build on all of our buildbot systems due to #68452 so it's probably that.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to kencu:

I don't know if anyone will every try to port the KDE5 ecosystem to MacPorts

There have been attempts; see query:status=!closed&summary=~kf5