#32388: PPL @0.11.2 configure error need M4 >= 1.4.5 -------------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: jourdain.benedicte@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Low | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.0.3 Keywords: ppl m4 | Port: ppl -------------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Hi, I'm a newbie to macport on tiger 10.4.11 with ppc G5. Trying to build gcc 4.6.2, on dependency ppl-0.11.2 End of main.log in opt/....../ppl/main.log {{{ :info:configure checking for GNU M4 that supports accurate traces... configure: error: no acceptable m4 could be found in $PATH. :info:configure GNU M4 1.4.5 or later is required; 1.4.11 is recommended :info:configure shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ppl/ppl/work/ppl-0.11.2" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local " returned error 1 :error:configure Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell command failed (see log for details) :debug:configure Backtrace: configure failure: shell command failed (see log for details) while executing "$procedure $targetname" :info:configure Warning: the following items did not execute (for ppl): org.macports.activate org.macports.configure org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install :error:configure Failed to install ppl }}} There a m4.m4 in ppl/m4 checking that and /usr/bin/m4 with tiger is only 1.4.2 An install of m4 correct the problem. Thanks for your attention. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/32388> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS