On ppc64le-test.fedorainfracloud.org configure:14605: checking for boostlib >= 1.65.1 configure:14685: g++ -c -DLIBMC_FBTRACE_DISABLE -DDISABLE_COMPRESSION -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-deprecated -W -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -fno-strict-aliasing -std=c++17 -g -O2 -I/usr/include conftest.cpp >&5 configure:14685: $? = 0 configure:14687: result: yes configure:14867: checking whether the Boost::Context library is available configure:14905: g++ -c -DLIBMC_FBTRACE_DISABLE -DDISABLE_COMPRESSION -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-deprecated -W -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -fno-strict-aliasing -std=c++17 -g -O2 -I/usr/include conftest.cpp >&5 conftest.cpp: In function 'int main()': conftest.cpp:40:38: warning: unused variable 'fc' [-Wunused-variable] 40 | boost::context::detail::fcontext_t fc = boost::context::detail::make_fcontext(0, 0, 0); | ^~ configure:14905: $? = 0 configure:14920: result: yes configure:15080: error: Could not find a version of the library! Host has boost-context-1.73.0-9.fc33.ppc64le
Relevant configure.ac is # check for boost libs AX_BOOST_BASE([1.65.1], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR( [Please install boost >= 1.65.1 (context, filesystem, program_options, regex and system)])]) # TODO: also check boost::ctx, not only boost::context AX_BOOST_CONTEXT AX_BOOST_FILESYSTEM AX_BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS AX_BOOST_REGEX AX_BOOST_SYSTEM AX_BOOST_THREAD
In theory upstream could be using an outdated ax_boost autoconf macro. Can you try refreshing it from autoconf-archive?
I tried that yesterday and it didn't seem to help. I also skimmed the generated 'configure' script and it looked overall sane, though these things are pretty hard to spot in my experience.
This package has changed maintainer in Fedora. Reassigning to the new maintainer of this component.
I am pretty sure the problem here is with the bundled (and outdated) mcrouter/m4/ax_boost_base.m4 file. There is a check for arches that use "lib64" directory and it lacks ppc64le (see line 97). It has been fixed in later ax_boost_base.m4 releases.
(In reply to Dan Horák from comment #6) > I am pretty sure the problem here is with the bundled (and outdated) > mcrouter/m4/ax_boost_base.m4 file. There is a check for arches that use > "lib64" directory and it lacks ppc64le (see line 97). It has been fixed in > later ax_boost_base.m4 releases. Applied in mcrouter-0.41.0.20220314-3.fc37