pkg/38211: pkgtools/pkg_install-20080309 broken on IRIX: all builds now fail!

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>Number:         38211
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       pkgtools/pkg_install-20080309 broken on IRIX: all builds now 
>fail!
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Mar 10 12:15:00 +0000 2008
>Originator:     Stuart Shelton
>Release:        pkgsrc latest from CVS
>Organization:
>Environment:
IRIX64 fuel 6.5 07202013 IP35; IRIX 6.5.30; MIPSpro Compilers: Version 7.4.4m
>Description:

Since upgrading from pkg_install-20080223 (which worked) to 
pkg_install-20080309, all builds now fail.

The typical output (from findutils, in this case) is:


===> su-do-clean [findutils-4.2.33] ===> Cleaning for findutils-4.2.33
=> Bootstrap dependency digest>=20010302: found digest-20070803
===> _flavor-check-vulnerable [findutils-4.2.33] ===> Checking for 
vulnerabilities in findutils-4.2.33
=> Checksum SHA1 OK for findutils-4.2.33.tar.gz
=> Checksum RMD160 OK for findutils-4.2.33.tar.gz
===> depends-message [findutils-4.2.33] ===> Installing dependencies for 
findutils-4.2.33
==========================================================================
The following variables will affect the build process of this package,
findutils-4.2.33.  Their current value is shown below:

        * GNU_PROGRAM_PREFIX = gnu-

You may want to abort the process now with CTRL-C and change their value
before continuing.  Be sure to run `/usr/bsd/bin/bmake clean' after
the changes.
==========================================================================
=> Build dependency patch>=2.2: found patch-2.5.4nb2
=> Full dependency pkg_install-info-[0-9]*: found pkg_install-info-4.5nb3
=> Full dependency gettext-lib>=0.14.5: found gettext-lib-0.14.6
pkg_info: Entry CVS in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry patches in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry DESCR in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry PLIST in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry distinfo in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry .#Makefile.1.24 in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry .#Makefile.1.25 in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry Makefile in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry .#Makefile.1.26 in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: can't find package `gettext-lib-0.14.6'
bmake: 
"../../mk/wrapper/../../mk/buildlink3/../../mk/wrapper/../../mk/buildlink3/bsd.buildlink3.mk"
 line 322: warning: Couldn't read shell's output for "true Computing 
BUILDLINK_PREFIX.gettext;                       /usr/bsd/sbin/pkg_info -K . -qp 
gettext-lib-0.14.6 |    /usr/bsd/bin/gnu-sed  -e "s,^[^/]*,,;q""
pkg_info: Entry CVS in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry patches in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry DESCR in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry PLIST in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry distinfo in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry .#Makefile.1.24 in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry .#Makefile.1.25 in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry Makefile in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: Entry .#Makefile.1.26 in pkgdb is not a valid package name
pkg_info: can't find package `libiconv-1.12nb1'
bmake: 
"../../mk/wrapper/../../mk/buildlink3/../../mk/wrapper/../../mk/buildlink3/bsd.buildlink3.mk"
 line 322: warning: Couldn't read shell's output for "true Computing 
BUILDLINK_PREFIX.iconv;                         /usr/bsd/sbin/pkg_info -K . -qp 
libiconv-1.12nb1 |      /usr/bsd/bin/gnu-sed  -e "s,^[^/]*,,;q""
===> tools-message [findutils-4.2.33] ===> Overriding tools for findutils-4.2.33
===> extract-message [findutils-4.2.33] ===> Extracting for findutils-4.2.33
===> patch-message [findutils-4.2.33] ===> Patching for findutils-4.2.33
=> Applying pkgsrc patches for findutils-4.2.33
===> wrapper-message [findutils-4.2.33] ===> Creating toolchain wrappers for 
findutils-4.2.33
/bin/sh: syntax error at line 1 : `*not_found' unexpected
*** Error code 2

Stop.
bmake: stopped in /usr/bsd/src/sysutils/findutils
*** Error code 1

Stop.
bmake: stopped in /usr/bsd/src/sysutils/findutils


This affects all packages (not just findutils) and all (IRIX) machines using 
pkgsrc.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:

Is this problem related to an assumption that /bin/sh is actually 
bash-compatible?