Thanks - like I said, still reading the memos. Appreciated the comments. > On Dec 15, 2024, at 2:42 PM, Sriranga Veeraraghavan <srira...@berkeley.edu> > wrote: > > Hi, > > I am not very familiar with rexx, but after looking at the existing port, I > think that the patch-configure.diff included in this port needs to be updated > match the current configure script in rexx version 3.9.6 so that the > libraries can be found after the port is installed. I think the relevant > lines that need to be changed in the current configure script are around 9292 > and 9301. > > Also, two other minor observations about your proposed patch: > > 1. I could be wrong about this, but my understanding is that when the version > of a particular program changes (for example, here you are changing rexx’s > version is change from 3.9.1 to 3.9.6), the revision should be changed back > to 0 (I think you are incrementing it to 2). > > 2. The size of the distribution file should probably be added after the > sha256 checksum. > > In addition, I am not sure why you commented out the configure.args in the > portfile. That may need to be restored. > > I had a few minutes so I made these changes to your proposed patch and rexx > version 3.9.6 seemed to build and work for me. I submitted a pull request > that hopefully will get incorporated: > > https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/27095 > > Best, > > -ranga > >> On Dec 15, 2024, at 1:42 PM, ppadil...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Any advice as to what needs to be set in order for a port (in this case >> rexx) to find its libraries? >> Regina-rexx is at 3.9.6 and the macports version is at 3.9.1. I downloaded >> the new source and compiled it off macports, it compiles and runs w/o any >> patches. I then followed the macports guidance to update a port (see >> attached diff). It compiles and installs but it declares it “broken” do to >> the libraries not found which is kind of strange (at least to me). I’m still >> trying to learn the macports “process” so very likely I missed the memo…any >> advice/pointers welcome. >> <Portfile-rexx.diff> > >
