rpmbuild / autoconf / puzzling error

[AS]

Hi All,

trying to build lightdm-1.1.0 (same as Archie...) I'm meeting a strange behavior:

I edit the specfile and add one configure parameter, later when I run rpmbuild -ba specfile this error show out:

+ ./autogen.sh --disable-gtk-doc --with-greeter-session=lightdm-default-greeter --with-greeter-user=lightdm --disable-static
/usr/bin/gnome-autogen.sh
checking for autoconf >= 2.53...
  testing autoconf2.50... not found.
  testing autoconf... /usr/bin/autoconf: line 401: echo: write error: Broken pipe
found 2.65
checking for automake >= 1.7...
  testing automake-1.11... ^C

if I run again rpmbuild -ba specfile, the error is gone:

+ ./autogen.sh --disable-gtk-doc --with-greeter-session=lightdm-default-greeter --with-greeter-user=lightdm --disable-static
/usr/bin/gnome-autogen.sh
checking for autoconf >= 2.53...
  testing autoconf2.50... not found.
  testing autoconf... found 2.65
checking for automake >= 1.7...
  testing automake-1.11... found 1.11.1
checking for libtool >= 1.4.3...
  testing libtoolize... ^C

running rpmbuild a third time repeat the error, a fourth time the error is gone ... and so on ..
the above happen on a virtualbox 64 bit guest ... it look a like a very strange error

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

AS

[Neal ManBear]

Hmm...... /usr/bin/autoconf line #401 ---     

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       echo "$version" ; exit ;;     
       

[daniel]

What is with this???

http://min.us/mlRWVomRB

[AS]

re-reading the error:

+ ./autogen.sh --disable-gtk-doc --with-greeter-session=lightdm-default-greeter --with-greeter-user=lightdm --disable-static
/usr/bin/gnome-autogen.sh
checking for autoconf >= 2.53...
  testing autoconf2.50... not found.
  testing autoconf... /usr/bin/autoconf: line 401: echo: write error: Broken pipe
found 2.65
checking for automake >= 1.7...
  testing automake-1.11... ^C

I'm thinking that it could be a self-inflicted issue, caused by using CTRL+C, that doesn't interrupt all (sub)processes of rpmbuild ...
let me try to reboot/restart the build a couple of times ..

[Neal ManBear]

Why did you use <Cntrl> + C?      

Did you download Leiche's src.rpm and have a look at it?     

[AS]

re-reading the error:

+ ./autogen.sh --disable-gtk-doc --with-greeter-session=lightdm-default-greeter --with-greeter-user=lightdm --disable-static
/usr/bin/gnome-autogen.sh
checking for autoconf >= 2.53...
  testing autoconf2.50... not found.
  testing autoconf... /usr/bin/autoconf: line 401: echo: write error: Broken pipe
found 2.65
checking for automake >= 1.7...
  testing automake-1.11... ^C

I'm thinking that it could be a self-inflicted issue, caused by using CTRL+C, that doesn't interrupt all (sub)processes of rpmbuild ...
let me try to reboot/restart the build a couple of times ..

nope ... just reboot the virtual machine, restarted the build and the error show out immediately:

checking for autoconf >= 2.53...
  testing autoconf2.50... not found.
  testing autoconf... /usr/bin/autoconf: line 401: echo: write error: Broken pipe
found 2.65

I can add that if I run ./autogen.sh directly from the BUILD directory I never see this error, look like somewhat related to rpmbuild ...

What is with this???

http://min.us/mlRWVomRB

Thanks Leiche, I will try that too, ASAP 

Why did you use <Cntrl> + C?      

Did you download Leiche's src.rpm and have a look at it?     

Because as soon as I started the build I realize that I needed to add another option ... however look like CTRL+C is not related ...

[Neal ManBear]

The source of your problem is here:     
checking for autoconf >= 2.53...     
found 2.65     

Your spec is saying :look for 2.53. It shouldn't.     

[AS]

The source of your problem is here:     
checking for autoconf >= 2.53...     
found 2.65     

Your spec is saying :look for 2.53. It shouldn't.     

the specfile doesn't mention autoconf at all, the only file where I can find a "2.53" string is "BUILD/lightdm-1.1.0/m4/intltool.m4":

[AC_PREREQ([2.53])dnl We use ac_top_srcdir inside AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS.

do I need to change/patch that file ?

[Neal ManBear]

My best advice is to have a look at Leiche's src.rpm to see how he handled this.     

[AS]

My best advice is to have a look at Leiche's src.rpm to see how he handled this.     

Of course, will do. Thanks so far! 

[AS]

The source of your problem is here:    
checking for autoconf >= 2.53...    
found 2.65    

Your spec is saying :look for 2.53. It shouldn't.    

Indeed, You were/are correct!  

changed from ./autogen.sh to %configure2_5x in specfile and now there is no check for autoconf anymore.
However I was able to complete the compile/link step while using ./autogen.sh, and am actually unable to complete the link step,
because of the following undefined reference:

make[3]: Entering directory `/home/as/src/rpm/BUILD/lightdm-1.1.0/tests/src'
  CC     libsystem_la-libsystem.lo
 CCLD   libsystem.la
.libs/libsystem_la-libsystem.o: In function `free_user':
libsystem.c:(.text+0x8): undefined reference to `g_free'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x11): undefined reference to `g_free'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x1a): undefined reference to `g_free'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x23): undefined reference to `g_free'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x2c): undefined reference to `g_free'
.libs/libsystem_la-libsystem.o: In function `load_passwd_file':
libsystem.c:(.text+0x6a): undefined reference to `g_list_free_full'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x8c): undefined reference to `g_getenv'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x9e): undefined reference to `g_file_get_contents'
libsystem.c:(.text+0xc0): undefined reference to `g_log'
libsystem.c:(.text+0xc8): undefined reference to `g_clear_error'
libsystem.c:(.text+0xe7): undefined reference to `g_strsplit'
libsystem.c:(.text+0xf4): undefined reference to `g_free'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x114): undefined reference to `g_strfreev'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x12a): undefined reference to `g_strchug'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x132): undefined reference to `g_strchomp'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x146): undefined reference to `g_strsplit'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x151): undefined reference to `g_strv_length'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x16b): undefined reference to `g_strdup'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x178): undefined reference to `g_strdup'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x1b0): undefined reference to `g_strdup'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x1be): undefined reference to `g_strdup'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x1cc): undefined reference to `g_strdup'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x1e0): undefined reference to `g_list_append'
libsystem.c:(.text+0x1f4): undefined reference to `g_strfreev'
.libs/libsystem_la-libsystem.o: In function `pam_getenvlist':
libsystem.c:(.text+0x7f7): undefined reference to `g_strdup_printf'
.libs/libsystem_la-libsystem.o: In function `free_user':
libsystem.c:(.text+0x35): undefined reference to `g_free'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [libsystem.la] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/as/src/rpm/BUILD/lightdm-1.1.0/tests/src'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/as/src/rpm/BUILD/lightdm-1.1.0/tests'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/as/src/rpm/BUILD/lightdm-1.1.0'
make: *** [all] Error 2
error: Bad exit status from /home/as/src/tmp/rpm-tmp.ykuSZj (%build)


RPM build errors:
    Bad exit status from /home/as/src/tmp/rpm-tmp.ykuSZj (%build)

I believe that a link to glib-2.0 is missing somewhere. Any further hint ?

EDIT: is this a consequence of that (self generated from the package) libsystem.la ? how to get rid of that ?

[Neal ManBear]

If you have a "whatever.la," you will need to use:     

rm -rf /usr/lib64/*.la

[AS]

If you have a "whatever.la," you will need to use:     

rm -rf /usr/lib64/*.la

Yes, of course, the file libsystem.la you see in my report is one built from the package itself, as you may notice from the path:
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/as/src/rpm/BUILD/lightdm-1.1.0/tests/src'

[AS]

The source of your problem is here:    
checking for autoconf >= 2.53...    
found 2.65    

Your spec is saying :look for 2.53. It shouldn't.    

Indeed, You were/are correct!  

changed from ./autogen.sh to %configure2_5x in specfile and now there is no check for autoconf anymore.
However I was able to complete the compile/link step while using ./autogen.sh, and am actually unable to complete the link step,
because of the following undefined reference:

make[3]: Entering directory `/home/as/src/rpm/BUILD/lightdm-1.1.0/tests/src'
  CC     libsystem_la-libsystem.lo
 CCLD   libsystem.la
.libs/libsystem_la-libsystem.o: In function `free_user':
libsystem.c:(.text+0x8): undefined reference to `g_free'
[... snipped ...]
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [libsystem.la] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/as/src/rpm/BUILD/lightdm-1.1.0/tests/src'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/as/src/rpm/BUILD/lightdm-1.1.0/tests'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/as/src/rpm/BUILD/lightdm-1.1.0'
make: *** [all] Error 2
error: Bad exit status from /home/as/src/tmp/rpm-tmp.ykuSZj (%build)


RPM build errors:
    Bad exit status from /home/as/src/tmp/rpm-tmp.ykuSZj (%build)

I believe that a link to glib-2.0 is missing somewhere. Any further hint ?

EDIT: is this a consequence of that (self generated from the package) libsystem.la ? how to get rid of that ?

one step forward 

The link issue has been solved by adding the following line immediately before  %configure2_5x

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%define _disable_ld_no_undefined 1
Hope this is the right thing to do.    I'm unsure, as I have found there can be alternative solutions ...
Anyway, lightDM-1.1.0 is packaged, although some warning still exist 

AS