#50 xmlrpc-c 1.60.04 build failure

[Rui Chen]

👋 trying to build the latest release, but run into some build issue. The error log is as below:

error build log

 /usr/bin/make -C include/ -f /tmp/xmlrpc-c-20241226-5921-utspcn/xmlrpc-c-1.60.04//include/Makefile \
      all 
  make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/xmlrpc-c-20241226-5921-utspcn/xmlrpc-c-1.60.04/include'
  make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'all'.
  make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/xmlrpc-c-20241226-5921-utspcn/xmlrpc-c-1.60.04/include'
  /usr/bin/make -C lib/ -f /tmp/xmlrpc-c-20241226-5921-utspcn/xmlrpc-c-1.60.04//lib/Makefile \
      all 
  make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/xmlrpc-c-20241226-5921-utspcn/xmlrpc-c-1.60.04/lib'
  /usr/bin/make -C util/ -f /tmp/xmlrpc-c-20241226-5921-utspcn/xmlrpc-c-1.60.04/lib/util/Makefile \
      all 
  make[2]: Entering directory '/tmp/xmlrpc-c-20241226-5921-utspcn/xmlrpc-c-1.60.04/lib/util'
  ln -s /tmp/xmlrpc-c-20241226-5921-utspcn/xmlrpc-c-1.60.04 srcdir
  ln: failed to create symbolic link 'srcdir': File exists

full build log, https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/actions/runs/12508029781/job/34895596097?pr=202509
relates to https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/202509

[Rui Chen]

removing srcdir for the build works out for me

diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index e6e79a0..eff7c79 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ $(TARGET_MODS_PP:%=%.osh):%.osh:%.cpp
 # dependency of 'srcdir'.

 srcdir:
+   rm -f srcdir
    $(LN_S) $(SRCDIR) $@
 blddir:
    $(LN_S) $(BLDDIR) $@

[Rui Chen]

actually it works fine now.

[Rui Chen]

(looks like I cannot close the ticket, but feel free to do so)

relates to https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/202533