bug#385: 'make build' hangs in idl configuration

Package: idl

"make build" from gar/meta/lnx-bbc gets this far, then hangs:

...
 ==> Building lib/idl as a dependency
make[8]: Entering directory `/home/krs/src/gar/lib/idl'
[===== NOW BUILDING:	libIDL-0.6.8	=====]
	[fetch] complete for libIDL.
	[checksum] complete for libIDL.
	[extract] complete for libIDL.
	[patch] complete for libIDL.
 ==> Running configure in work/singularity.d/libIDL-0.6.8
/home/krs/src/gar/lib/idl/work/singularity.d/libIDL-0.6.8
loading cache ./config.cache
checking for a BSD compatible install... (cached) /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... (cached) yes
checking for working aclocal... found
checking for working autoconf... found
checking for working automake... found
checking for working autoheader... found
checking for working makeinfo... found
checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc -I//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//in
clude/glib-1.2 -I//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/glib/include -Os -I/
/tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//include -L//tmp/build/staging/singularity/
image//lib  -I//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-g
nu/3.2.2/include -I//tmp/build/lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2/include -L//t
mp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2 -L//tmp/
build/lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2 -L//tmp/build/staging/singularity/imag
e//lib  -L//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3
.2.2 -L//tmp/build/lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2) works... yes
checking whether the C compiler (gcc -I//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//in
clude/glib-1.2 -I//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/glib/include -Os -I/
/tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//include -L//tmp/build/staging/singularity/
image//lib  -I//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-g
nu/3.2.2/include -I//tmp/build/lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2/include -L//t
mp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2 -L//tmp/
build/lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2 -L//tmp/build/staging/singularity/imag
e//lib  -L//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3
.2.2 -L//tmp/build/lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2) is a cross-compiler... n
o
checking whether we are using GNU C... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking for POSIXized ISC... no
checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc -I//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//in
clude/glib-1.2 -I//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/glib/include -Os -I/
/tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//include -L//tmp/build/staging/singularity/
image//lib  -I//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-g
nu/3.2.2/include -I//tmp/build/lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2/include -L//t
mp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2 -L//tmp/
build/lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2 -L//tmp/build/staging/singularity/imag
e//lib  -L//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3
.2.2 -L//tmp/build/lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2) works... yes
checking whether the C compiler (gcc -I//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//in
clude/glib-1.2 -I//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/glib/include -Os -I/
/tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//include -L//tmp/build/staging/singularity/
image//lib  -I//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-g
nu/3.2.2/include -I//tmp/build/lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2/include -L//t
mp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2 -L//tmp/
build/lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2 -L//tmp/build/staging/singularity/imag
e//lib  -L//tmp/build/staging/singularity/image//lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3
.2.2 -L//tmp/build/lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2) is a cross-compiler... n
o
checking whether we are using GNU C... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking how to run the C preprocessor... i386-pc-linux-gnu-cpp
checking if C preprocessor likes IDL... (cached) yes
checking if C preprocessor can read from stdin... (cached) yes
checking how to ignore standard include path... 

configure hangs at this point.  After I type CTRL-C make climbs back to
the surface...

make[8]: *** [configure-work/singularity.d/libIDL-0.6.8/configure] Error 1
make[7]: *** [../../lib/idl/cookies/singularity.d/install] Interrupt
make[6]: *** [imgdep-singularity] Interrupt
make[5]: *** [../../net/phoenix/cookies/singularity.d/install] Interrupt
make[4]: *** [imgdep-singularity] Interrupt
make[3]: *** [../../meta/bbc-contents/cookies/singularity.d/install] Interrupt
make[2]: *** [imgdep-singularity] Interrupt
make[1]: *** [../../meta/singularity/cookies/main.d/install] Interrupt
make: *** [imgdep-main] Interrupt

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Karl Sackett                     K4KRS                    krs <at> hiwaay.net

         "It's kind of fun to do the impossible." - Walt Disney