multimedia/libva fails in configure stage, missing file?

[Guido Falsi]

On 12/29/14 07:09, Thomas Mueller wrote:
>> ===>  Cleaning for libva-1.4.0
>> ===>  License MIT accepted by the user
>> ===>  Found saved configuration for libva-1.3.1_3
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on file: /usr/local/sbin/pkg - found
>> ===> Fetching all distfiles required by libva-1.4.0 for building
>> ===>  Extracting for libva-1.4.0
>> => SHA256 Checksum OK for libva-1.4.0.tar.bz2.
>> ===>  Patching for libva-1.4.0
>> ===>  Applying FreeBSD patches for libva-1.4.0
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on file: /usr/local/include/linux/videodev2.h - found
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on executable: autoconf-2.69 - found
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on executable: autoheader-2.69 - found
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on executable: autoreconf-2.69 - found
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on executable: aclocal-1.14 - found
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on executable: automake-1.14 - found
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on executable: libtoolize - found
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on executable: pkgconf - found
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on file: /usr/local/libdata/pkgconfig/glproto.pc - found
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on file: /usr/local/libdata/pkgconfig/glproto.pc - found
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on file: /usr/local/libdata/pkgconfig/dri2proto.pc - found
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on file: /usr/local/libdata/pkgconfig/pciaccess.pc - found
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on file: /usr/local/libdata/pkgconfig/xext.pc - found
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on file: /usr/local/libdata/pkgconfig/xfixes.pc - found
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on shared library: libdrm.so - found (/usr/local/lib/libdrm.so.2.4.0)
>> ===>   libva-1.4.0 depends on shared library: libGL.so - found (/usr/local/lib/libGL.so)
>> ===>  Configuring for libva-1.4.0
>> aclocal-1.14: warning: couldn't open directory 'm4': No such file or directory
>> aclocal-1.14: warning: couldn't open directory 'm4': No such file or directory
>> configure.ac:166: installing './compile'
>> configure.ac:166: installing './config.guess'
>> configure.ac:166: installing './config.sub'
>> configure.ac:87: installing './install-sh'
>> configure.ac:166: error: required file './ltmain.sh' not found
>> configure.ac:87: installing './missing'
>> dummy_drv_video/Makefile.am: installing './depcomp'
>> automake-1.14: warning: redefinition of 'info' ...
>> /usr/local/share/automake-1.14/am/program.am: ... 'info$(EXEEXT)' previously defined here
>> test/vainfo/Makefile.am:23:   while processing program 'info'
>> va/wayland/Makefile.am:33: warning: source file '$(top_srcdir)/va/drm/va_drm_utils.c' is in a subdirectory,
>> va/wayland/Makefile.am:33: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled
>> automake-1.14: warning: possible forward-incompatibility.
>> automake-1.14: At least a source file is in a subdirectory, but the 'subdir-objects'
>> automake-1.14: automake option hasn't been enabled.  For now, the corresponding output
>> automake-1.14: object file(s) will be placed in the top-level directory.  However,
>> automake-1.14: this behaviour will change in future Automake versions: they will
>> automake-1.14: unconditionally cause object files to be placed in the same subdirectory
>> automake-1.14: of the corresponding sources.
>> automake-1.14: You are advised to start using 'subdir-objects' option throughout your
>> automake-1.14: project, to avoid future incompatibilities.
>> autoreconf-2.69: automake failed with exit status: 1
>> *** Error code 1
>>
>> Stop.
>> make[1]: stopped in /usr/ports/multimedia/libva
> 
> Guido Falsi responded:
> 
>> Hi, A quick test produces similar output here, but those are just
>> warnings, here the port goes on and builds successfully.
> 
>> The only error you have id the last line: autoreconf-2.69: automake
>> failed with exit status: 1
> 
>> My suspect is there is some misalignment in the autotools installed on
>> your system. Could you try building libva after reinstalling (via
>> portmaster is ok) thee automake port?
> 
>> Otherwise I'll check how to get some more output from it and ask you for
>> some more tests.
> 
>> Thanks in advance!
> 
> There was
> 
> configure.ac:166 error: required file './ltmain.sh' not found
> 
> Something wrong with the port or configure script?

It's strange, but it's not the error that is blocking the build.

It's automake which is dieing without reason.

> 
> I looked and found automake and its dependencies (automake-wrapper, autoconf, indexinfo and perl5.20) all up-to-date, so nothing there to upgrade.
> 
> Or should I portmaster -f anyway?
> 

Yes, please try that. Maybe something got confused in one of those ports.

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Guido Falsi <madpilot at FreeBSD.org>