Re: pkg/55651: avoid autogen by all means

[Kamil Rytarowski <n54%gmx.com@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/55651; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Kamil Rytarowski <n54%gmx.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/55651: avoid autogen by all means
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 09:44:32 +0200

 On 10.09.2020 08:00, martin%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:
 >> Number:         55651
 >> Category:       pkg
 >> Synopsis:       avoid autogen by all means necessary (it uses guile)
 >> Confidential:   no
 >> Severity:       serious
 >> Priority:       high
 >> Responsible:    pkg-manager
 >> State:          open
 >> Class:          sw-bug
 >> Submitter-Id:   net
 >> Arrival-Date:   Thu Sep 10 06:00:00 +0000 2020
 >> Originator:     Martin Husemann
 >> Release:        NetBSD 9.99.72
 >> Organization:
 > The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 >> Environment:
 > System: NetBSD whoever-brings-the-night.aprisoft.de 9.99.72 NetBSD 9.99.=
 72 (WHOEVER) #348: Tue Sep 8 14:41:04 CEST 2020 martin@seven-days-to-the-w=
 olves.aprisoft.de:/work/src/sys/arch/sparc64/compile/WHOEVER sparc64
 > Architecture: sparc64
 > Machine: sparc64
 >> Description:
 >
 > My machine has been sitting for hours after this output:
 >
 > =3D=3D=3D> Installing dependencies for libsndfile-1.0.29nb2
 > [..]
 > =3D> Tool dependency autogen-[0-9]*: NOT found
 > [..]
 > =3D=3D=3D> Building for guile22-2.2.7nb3
 > [..]
 > Making all in bootstrap
 > gmake[2]: Entering directory '/usr/pkgobj/lang/guile22/work/guile-2.2.7/=
 bootstrap'
 >   BOOTSTRAP GUILEC ice-9/psyntax-pp.go
 >
 > I have been told there are chances it is not just looping but will compl=
 ete
 > after a few more hours.
 >
 > This is just plain stupid and should be avoided. Can we get rid of autge=
 n?
 >
 >> How-To-Repeat:
 > s/a
 >
 >> Fix:
 > n/a
 >
 
 It's not looping in autogen, but in guile build.