Can't Build Port - pecl-intl

[Michael Powell]

Kevin McQuiggin wrote:

> Hi All:
> 
> I am trying to upgrade my "RoundCube" webmail port, but the build fails
> when trying to build the dependency port "pecl-intl":
> 
> ==========
> highgate# pwd
> /usr/ports/devel/pecl-intl
> highgate# make
> ===>   pecl-intl-1.1.2_2 depends on file: /usr/local/bin/phpize - found
> ===>   pecl-intl-1.1.2_2 depends on file: /usr/local/bin/autoconf-2.68 -
> found
> ===>   pecl-intl-1.1.2_2 depends on shared library: icui18n.46 - found
> ===>  PHPizing for pecl-intl-1.1.2_2
> Configuring for:
> PHP Api Version:         20090626
> Zend Module Api No:      20090626
> Zend Extension Api No:   220090626
> Cannot find autoconf. Please check your autoconf installation and the
> $PHP_AUTOCONF environment variable. Then, rerun this script.
> 
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/devel/pecl-intl.
> ==========
> 
> The problem seems to be with the make failing to find "autoconf", which is
> indeed installed correctly.  Note that the preamble indicates
> "autoconf-2.68 - found" yet the later step says it cannot be found.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.  My ports are current, via "portsnap fetch
> update" done daily.  I am running FreeBSD 6.3.
> 

This error has been around forever, and just resurfaces periodically. If you 
just want to get the port built set some environment variables to sidestep 
it.

setenv PHP_AUTOCONF autoconf-2.68
setenv PHP_AUTOHEADER autoheader-2.68

Just had to do this to upgrade xcache.

-Mike