I was able to circumvent this autoconf failure by installing gettext before installing dovecot, I don't know if that is the best solution, but ot works (as in, it now installs).
Gerben Wierda (LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerbenwierda>, Mastodon <https://newsie.social/@gctwnl>) R&A IT Strategy <https://ea.rna.nl/> (main site) Book: Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture <https://ea.rna.nl/the-book/> Book: Mastering ArchiMate <https://ea.rna.nl/the-book-edition-iii/> YouTube Channel <http://www.youtube.com/@GerbenWierda> > On 22 May 2024, at 22:43, Gerben Wierda <gerben.wie...@rna.nl> wrote: > > I did my normal upgrade round, that is, update macOS, then a clean update of > MacPorts and a reinstall of my port collection. This is generally routine for > me. > > But this now fails at dovecot (which is nasty,. I really need that mail > server, now running on the Linux backup server) > > port -N install dovecot +apns +solr > ---> Configuring dovecot > Error: Failed to configure dovecot: autoreconf failure: command execution > failed > Error: See > /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_Users_sysbh_MacPortsDev_macports-ports_mail_dovecot/dovecot/main.log > for details. > Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets if you believe > there is a bug. > Error: Processing of port dovecot failed > > and the log ends with > > :info:configure ./lib/autoconf/oldnames.m4:34: AC_ERROR is expanded from... > :info:configure lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4:690: _AS_IF_ELSE is expanded from... > :info:configure lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4:697: AS_IF is expanded from... > :info:configure ./lib/autoconf/libs.m4:100: AC_CHECK_LIB is expanded from... > :info:configure m4/want_stemmer.m4:1: DOVECOT_WANT_STEMMER is expanded from... > :info:configure configure.ac:762: the top level > :info:configure configure.ac:763: warning: The macro 'AC_ERROR' is obsolete. > :info:configure configure.ac:763: You should run autoupdate. > :info:configure ./lib/autoconf/oldnames.m4:34: AC_ERROR is expanded from... > :info:configure m4/want_textcat.m4:1: DOVECOT_WANT_TEXTCAT is expanded from... > :info:configure configure.ac:763: the top level > :info:configure configure.ac:765: warning: The macro 'AC_ERROR' is obsolete. > :info:configure configure.ac:765: You should run autoupdate. > :info:configure ./lib/autoconf/oldnames.m4:34: AC_ERROR is expanded from... > :info:configure m4/want_icu.m4:1: DOVECOT_WANT_ICU is expanded from... > :info:configure configure.ac:765: the top level > :info:configure configure.ac:285: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_ICONV > :info:configure If this token and others are legitimate, please use > m4_pattern_allow. > :info:configure See the Autoconf documentation. > :info:configure autoreconf: error: /opt/local/bin/autoconf failed with exit > status: 1 > :info:configure Command failed: cd > "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_Users_sysbh_MacPortsDev_macports-ports_mail_dovecot/dovecot/work/dovecot-2.3.21" > && autoreconf -fvi > :info:configure Exit code: 1 > :error:configure Failed to configure dovecot: autoreconf failure: command > execution failed > :debug:configure Error code: NONE > :debug:configure Backtrace: autoreconf failure: command execution failed > :debug:configure while executing > :debug:configure "$procedure $targetname" > :error:configure See > /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_Users_sysbh_MacPortsDev_macports-ports_mail_dovecot/dovecot/main.log > for details. > > > > Gerben Wierda (LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerbenwierda>, Mastodon > <https://newsie.social/@gctwnl>) > R&A IT Strategy <https://ea.rna.nl/> (main site) > Book: Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture > <https://ea.rna.nl/the-book/> > Book: Mastering ArchiMate <https://ea.rna.nl/the-book-edition-iii/> > YouTube Channel <http://www.youtube.com/@GerbenWierda>
