[Bioc-devel] Rgraphviz on ppc64le needs updated config.{sub, guess}

[Kasper Daniel Hansen]

This is a good place to report a bug; technically bugs should always be
reported to the package maintainer; some packages have a BugReport URL or
email in the packageDescription.

I'll fix this soon and I would appreciate a test run from you.

Best,
Kasper

On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 2:04 AM, Daniel Axtens <dja at axtens.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I haven't been able to find a way to report a bug on a package directly,
> so I'm hoping this is the best way to report a bug, and my apologies in
> advance if it isn't.
>
> Rgraphviz fails to install on little-endian, 64-bit PowerPC (ppc64le).
>
> Attempting to install leads to this error message:
>
> ...
> checking whether gcc -std=gnu99 accepts -g... yes
> checking for gcc -std=gnu99 option to accept ISO C89... none needed
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -std=gnu99 -E
> checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
> checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
> configure: Preparing to compile Graphviz.
> configure: Configuring bundled Graphviz.
> checking build system type... config/config.guess: unable to guess system
> type
>
> This script, last modified 2009-11-20, has failed to recognize
> the operating system you are using. It is advised that you
> download the most up to date version of the config scripts from
>
>   http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_
> plain;f=config.guess;hb=HEAD
> and
>   http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_
> plain;f=config.sub;hb=HEAD
>
> If the version you run (config/config.guess) is already up to date, please
> send the following data and any information you think might be
> pertinent to <config-patches at gnu.org> in order to provide the needed
> information to handle your system.
>
> config.guess timestamp = 2009-11-20
>
> uname -m = ppc64le
> uname -r = 4.4.0-47-generic
> uname -s = Linux
> uname -v = #68-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 26 19:38:24 UTC 2016
>
> /usr/bin/uname -p =
> /bin/uname -X     =
>
> hostinfo               =
> /bin/universe          =
> /usr/bin/arch -k       =
> /bin/arch              =
> /usr/bin/oslevel       =
> /usr/convex/getsysinfo =
>
> UNAME_MACHINE = ppc64le
> UNAME_RELEASE = 4.4.0-47-generic
> UNAME_SYSTEM  = Linux
> UNAME_VERSION = #68-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 26 19:38:24 UTC 2016
> configure: error: cannot guess build type; you must specify one
> make: *** No rule to make target 'install'.  Stop.
> ...
>
> I've seen a number of similar errors in various non-R packages: it's
> because ppc64le is quite a modern platform and 7-year-old config.guess
> doesn't know about it.
>
> It's really easy to fix: just update the bundled config.sub and
> config.guess, either from the URLs suggested in the excerpt above, or
> with autotools.
>
> I'd be more than happy to test any patches, or to supply a patch if that
> would be more helpful.
>
> Regards,
> Daniel
>
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