Re: libtool: compile: unable to infer tagged configuration

[Mayuresh <mayuresh%acm.org@localhost>]

(Resending with smtp change as the one below did not reach many.)

On Tue, Sep 03, 2024 at 10:26:12AM +0530, Mayuresh wrote:
> In a recent builk build a few packages are failing with the error of
> following kind:
> 
> One such example is:
> 
>     libtool: compile: unable to infer tagged configuration
>     libtool:   error: specify a tag with '--tag'
>     gmake[3]: *** [Makefile:436: object.lo] Error 1
>     gmake[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
>     libtool: compile: unable to infer tagged configuration
>     libtool: compile: unable to infer tagged configuration
>     libtool: compile: unable to infer tagged configuration
>     libtool:   error: specify a tag with '--tag'
>     libtool:   error: specify a tag with '--tag'
>     libtool:   error: specify a tag with '--tag'
>     gmake[3]: *** [Makefile:436: point.lo] Error 1
>     gmake[3]: *** [Makefile:436: vertex.lo] Error 1
>     gmake[3]: *** [Makefile:436: segment.lo] Error 1
>     gmake[3]: Leaving directory '/usr/pkgsrc/work/graphics/gts/work/gts-0.7.6/src'
>     gmake[2]: *** [Makefile:294: all] Error 2
>     gmake[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/pkgsrc/work/graphics/gts/work/gts-0.7.6/src'
>     gmake[1]: *** [Makefile:297: all-recursive] Error 1
>     gmake[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/pkgsrc/work/graphics/gts/work/gts-0.7.6'
>     gmake: *** [Makefile:205: all] Error 2
>     *** Error code 2
>     
>     Stop.
>     bmake[1]: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/graphics/gts
>     *** Error code 1
> 
> 
> I can see some Makefiles, e.g. archivers/bzip2 having explicit calls to
> libtool e.g.
> 
>     ${LIBTOOL} --tag=CC --mode=link ${CC}...
> 
> Is this something that is required in the packages facing above issue?
> 
> Strangely, if I make a non bulk build of the same package, it does not
> lead to this error.
> 
> -- 
> Mayuresh