Re: firefox failing to build NetBSD 9/amd64

[Benny Siegert <bsiegert%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 3:04 PM Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost> wrote:
> I have then done and update and repeat pkg_rr a few times, and now
> firefox doesn't build, with:
>
>   ===> Configuring for firefox-88.0.1nb2
>   printf '#!/bin/sh\n[ "$*" = "-f" ] && exit 0\nexec /bin/rm $@\n' >  /tmp/work/www/firefox/work/.cwrapper/bin/rm
>   chmod +x /tmp/work/www/firefox/work/.cwrapper/bin/rm
>   /bin/ln -sf /usr/pkg/bin/clang /tmp/work/www/firefox/work/.cwrapper/bin/clang
>   /bin/ln -sf /usr/pkg/bin/clang++ /tmp/work/www/firefox/work/.cwrapper/bin/clang++
>   /bin/ln -sf /usr/pkg/bin/clang-cpp /tmp/work/www/firefox/work/.cwrapper/bin/clang-cpp
>   => Dont include malloc.h on dragonflybsd
>   => Fixing absolute paths.
>   cd /tmp/work/www/firefox/work/firefox-88.0.1 && autoconf
>   build/autoconf/hooks.m4:6: error: defn: undefined macro: AC_INIT_PREPARE
>   build/autoconf/hooks.m4:6: the top level
>   autom4te: error: /usr/pkg/bin/gm4 failed with exit status: 1
>   *** Error code 1

I have not seen this. But there was another thread with mysterious
autoconf issues just now. Maybe an autotools bug of some sort?


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Benny