Re: libxml2 Port Blocking Upgrades - RESOLVED!

Mark Tinka wrote:
> Hi all.
> 
> Just an update - looks like the latest Ports update has fixed this issue.
> 
> Based on what I can find online, it seems the issues were related to this:
> 
> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=262940
> 
> It would appear the developers were trying to switch from CMake to 
> Autotools for libxml2, and that turned out pretty nasty.
> 
Other way around (autotools to CMake), but yes.
> Both the latest libxml2 (2.9.13_2) and libxslt (1.1.35_3) ports had the 
> exact same update for their recent fix, this week:
> 
It turns out that both have to use the same build system to, ya know, 
work properly. But more importantly, this is a cautionary tale that 
every developer should learn and be reminded of, which I go into great 
detail in my comment in the bug after committing.

-- 
Charlie Li
…nope, still don't have an exit line.