[Pkg-ace-devel] Bug#518735: Bug#518735: ace: FTBFS: autotools error

[Michael Banck]

On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 01:55:01PM +0100, Pau Garcia i Quiles wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Michael Banck <mbanck at debian.org> wrote:
> 
> > The attached patch fixes this.  However, ace still FTBFS due to some
> > autoconf2.64 in the AC_COMPILE_IFELSE() function in
> > AC_CHECK_FUNC(getpwnam_r) in ACE_wrappers/configure.ac:
> >
> > checking for bsearch... yes
> > ../ACE_wrappers/configure: line 37527: syntax error near unexpected
> > token `fi'
> > ../ACE_wrappers/configure: line 37527: `fi'
> > make: *** [configure-stamp] Error 2
> > dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2
> 
> This seems to be a bug in MPC, probably due to bashisms.
> 
> I already have a patch for this (and it was discussed in
> pkg-ace-devel, ace-users and probably ace-devel too) a few weeks ago.

I don't see any discussion beyond what is in the bug report on
pkg-ace-devel in the last few months, can you point me to the message,
please?

> Once more: please join pkg-ace-devel if you want to help. You are
> providing patches we already have.

I only want to see the release critical bug fixed for now, I am not
interested in general ace maintainance, sorry.


cheers,

Michael