libcap-ng/0.9 package update

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Commit: 6ab1fe90fc24fcc1ed4ced635eb20166bcf00023

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📝 Build Failed: Syntax

./configure: line 14906: syntax error: unexpected word (expecting ")")

Build Details

Category	Details
Build System	autotools
Failure Point	autoconf/configure step - configure script execution

Root Cause Analysis 🔍

The configure script generated by autoconf has a syntax error at line 14906, likely due to malformed shell script syntax in the configure.ac file or during the autoconf generation process. This appears to be related to improper shell script syntax where a closing parenthesis is expected but an unexpected word was found instead.

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🔍 Build failure fix suggestions

Found similar build failures that have been fixed in the past and analyzed them to suggest a fix:

Suggested Changes

File: libcap-ng melange YAML

• add (environment.contents.packages)
  Original:

packages:
      - autoconf
      - automake
      - build-base
      - busybox
      - ca-certificates-bundle
      - libtool

Replacement:

packages:
      - autoconf
      - automake
      - build-base
      - busybox
      - ca-certificates-bundle
      - libtool
      - gettext-dev
      - pkgconf-dev

Content:

Add missing autotools dependencies

• modify (pipeline autogen.sh step)
  Original:

- runs: |
      ./autogen.sh

Replacement:

- runs: |
      export AUTOMAKE="automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing"
      export ACLOCAL="aclocal -I m4"
      ./autogen.sh
      autoreconf -fiv

Content:

Add environment setup and force regeneration

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Analysis

No similar fixed build failures were provided, so analysis must be based on the configure script syntax error pattern. The error "syntax error: unexpected word (expecting ")")" at line 14906 in a configure script typically indicates malformed shell script syntax, often caused by missing quotes, unescaped characters, or improper variable substitution during autoconf generation. This commonly occurs when the autogen.sh step doesn't properly regenerate the configure script or when there are issues with the autotools chain.

Click to expand fix explanation

Explanation

The configure script syntax error is likely caused by incomplete or corrupted autotools generation. The fix addresses this by: 1) Adding missing autotools dependencies (gettext-dev and pkgconf-dev) that are commonly required for proper configure script generation, 2) Setting up proper environment variables for automake with force-missing flags to ensure all necessary files are generated, 3) Running autoreconf -fiv after autogen.sh to force a complete regeneration of the configure script with verbose output. This approach ensures the autotools chain properly processes all macros and generates syntactically correct shell script code in the configure file.

Click to expand alternative approaches

Alternative Approaches

• Clean the source tree before autogen.sh by running 'make distclean' or 'git clean -fdx' to remove any stale autotools files
• Use a specific autoconf version by adding 'autoconf-2.71' package instead of generic 'autoconf' if there are version compatibility issues
• Add 'autoconf-archive' package for additional autoconf macros that might be missing
• Try running 'libtoolize --force --copy' before autogen.sh to ensure libtool files are properly set up

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