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

[Pau Garcia i Quiles]

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 have not committed the patch yet, though, but I will probably commit
that patch (and a few more) this week.

I'm trying to convince my employer allow me to maintain ACE in company
time, including finishing the on-going work to package 5.7.4. I'll
have an answer this week.

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

-- 
Pau Garcia i Quiles
http://www.elpauer.org
(Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer)