error compiling linux-base-fc4

[Lowell Gilbert]

Gobbledegeek <gobbledegeek at gmail.com> writes:

> Hi All
>
> build  fails with  the following error
>
> ===>   Generating temporary packing list
> ** Missing pkg-descr for autoconf-2.13.000227_5.
> *** Error code 1
>
> The full  sequence is copied below:
> ---------------------------------------------
> ===>   linux_base-fc-4_9 depends on file: /usr/local/bin/rpm2cpio - not found
> ===>    Verifying install for /usr/local/bin/rpm2cpio in
> /usr/ports/archivers/rpm
> ===>   rpm-3.0.6_13 depends on executable in : gmake - found
> ===>   rpm-3.0.6_13 depends on file: /usr/local/bin/automake14 - not found
> ===>    Verifying install for /usr/local/bin/automake14 in
> /usr/ports/devel/automake14
> ===>   automake-1.4.6_2 depends on file: /usr/local/bin/perl5.8.8 - found
> ===>   automake-1.4.6_2 depends on file: /usr/local/bin/autoconf213 - not found
> ===>    Verifying install for /usr/local/bin/autoconf213 in
> /usr/ports/devel/autoconf213
> ===>  Installing for autoconf-2.13.000227_5
> ===>   autoconf-2.13.000227_5 depends on executable in : gm4 - found
> ===>   autoconf-2.13.000227_5 depends on file: /usr/local/bin/perl5.8.8 - found
> ===>   Generating temporary packing list
> ** Missing pkg-descr for autoconf-2.13.000227_5.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/devel/autoconf213.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/devel/automake14.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/archivers/rpm.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-fc4.
> ---------------------------------
>
> Thanks for your help

Looks like the port skeleton is corrupt.  Is the pkg-descr file there
at all?