[freexl] Build error

[hotasim]

Package: freexl[core]:x64-linux -> 1.0.6#1

Host Environment

• Host: x64-linux
• Compiler: GNU 8.5.0
• vcpkg-tool version: 2022-09-20-522aa94e9d261c7d7b2f079bf2591ca62df5c714
  vcpkg-scripts version: e2667a4 2022-10-06 (10 hours ago)

To Reproduce

vcpkg install pdal

Failure logs

-- Using cached freexl-1.0.6.tar.gz.
-- Cleaning sources at /home/ec2-user/test_vcpkg/vcpkg/buildtrees/freexl/src/freexl-1-0b9ac2177e.clean. Use --editable to skip cleaning for the packages you specify.
-- Extracting source /home/ec2-user/test_vcpkg/vcpkg/downloads/freexl-1.0.6.tar.gz
-- Applying patch fix-makefiles.patch
-- Applying patch fix-sources.patch
-- Applying patch fix-pc-file.patch
-- Using source at /home/ec2-user/test_vcpkg/vcpkg/buildtrees/freexl/src/freexl-1-0b9ac2177e.clean
-- Getting CMake variables for x64-linux-dbg
-- Getting CMake variables for x64-linux-rel
CMake Error at scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_make.cmake:597 (message):
  freexl requires autoconf from the system package manager (example: "sudo
  apt-get install autoconf")
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  ports/freexl/portfile.cmake:18 (vcpkg_configure_make)
  scripts/ports.cmake:147 (include)

[dg0yt]

I read:

freexl requires autoconf from the system package manager (example: "sudo apt-get install autoconf")

[autoantwort]

I always wounder how hard it is to read error messages

[hotasim]

Then I executed this.
sudo yum install autoconf

Updating Subscription Management repositories. Unable to read consumer identity This system is not registered with an entitlement server. You can use subscription-manager to register.

It seems that there is still a problem depending on AWS EC2 RHEL8, but it will be a separate issue from here.

Thanks.

[dg0yt]

I always wounder how hard it is to read error messages

With vcpkg, it is harder than necessary. There are too many lines after the message. I insist that there should be a proper way to pass the concise error message from portfile to vcpkg tool. Then, the tool can highlight it for human readers or CI.

[Cheney-W]

@hotasim This issue could be fixed by manually install autoconf to the Linux machine.

[hotasim]

@Cheney-W
I also installed the following in my environment.
autoconf
automake
libtool
python3.6.8 → 3.8.12

Still no good.
Moved to the next issue. Thank you.
#27131

[hotasim]

Install autoconf as advised,
freexl itself worked without any problems.

I'm sorry that I omitted the explanation.