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bug #66092: Build failed. Outdated config.guess and config.sub file in wdiff.

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Submitted:  Thu 15 Aug 2024 01:23:09 PM UTC
   
 
Category:  None Severity:  3 - Normal
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Originator Name:  qyl27 Originator Email:  -email is unavailable-
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Sun 18 Aug 2024 04:19:15 PM UTC, comment #1: 

Yep, config.* certainly need to be updated. Thanks for the report. Lots more needs to be done, too.

Unfortunately, I don't think wdiff is actively maintained any longer. Denver Gingerich and Martin van Gagern were the maintainers in the past, but the last release was in 2014. A recent bug was reported and Denver replied, but with the implication that he would not be fixing it (or doing anything else):
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/wdiff-bugs/2023-09/msg00001.html

I wrote to Denver, Martin, and -email is unavailable- last October in the hopes of at least putting "looking for a new maintainer" notices up, but no replies.

I wish I could take on maintenance myself, but I just can't :(.

Karl Berry <karl>
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Thu 15 Aug 2024 01:23:09 PM UTC, original submission:  

I am trying to build wdiff for riscv64 architecture. 
But got a build error, configure: error: cannot guess build type; you must specify one. 
It was caused by outdated config.guess and config.sub file, it should be updated. 

Logs: 

config.guess timestamp = 2014-02-12

uname -m = riscv64
uname -r = 6.9.7-arch1-1
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:32:50 +0000

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X     =

hostinfo               =
/bin/universe          =
/usr/bin/arch -k       =
/bin/arch              =
/usr/bin/oslevel       =
/usr/convex/getsysinfo =

UNAME_MACHINE = riscv64
UNAME_RELEASE = 6.9.7-arch1-1
UNAME_SYSTEM  = Linux
UNAME_VERSION = #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:32:50 +0000
configure: error: cannot guess build type; you must specify one

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