[package] gperf/3.1: can't compile with clang and cppstd=17

[AndreyMlashkin]

Package and Environment Details (include every applicable attribute)

• Package Name/Version: gperf/3.1
• Operating System+version: Linux Ubuntu 20.04
• Compiler+version: clang
• Docker image: conanio/gcc8
• Conan version: conan 1.35.1

Conan profile (output of conan profile show default or conan profile show <profile> if custom profile is in use)

[settings]
arch=x86_64
arch_build=x86_64
build_type=Debug
compiler=clang
compiler.cppstd=17
compiler.libcxx=libstdc++11
compiler.version=10
os=Linux
os_build=Linux
[options]
*:shared=False
[build_requires]
[env]
CC=/usr/bin/clang
CXX=/usr/bin/clang++

Steps to reproduce (Include if Applicable)

conan install gperf/3.1@ --build "*"

Logs (Include/Attach if Applicable)

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$ conan install gperf/3.1@ --build "*" -pr clang
Configuration:
[settings]
arch=x86_64
arch_build=x86_64
build_type=Debug
compiler=clang
compiler.cppstd=17
compiler.libcxx=libstdc++11
compiler.version=10
os=Linux
os_build=Linux
[options]
*:shared=False
[build_requires]
[env]
CC=/usr/bin/clang
CXX=/usr/bin/clang++
gperf/3.1: Forced build from source
Installing package: gperf/3.1
Requirements
    gperf/3.1 from local cache - Cache
Packages
    gperf/3.1:4db1be536558d833e52e862fd84d64d75c2b3656 - Build

Installing (downloading, building) binaries...
gperf/3.1: Copying sources to build folder
gperf/3.1: Building your package in /home/andrei/.conan/data/gperf/3.1/_/_/build/4db1be536558d833e52e862fd84d64d75c2b3656
gperf/3.1: Generator txt created conanbuildinfo.txt
gperf/3.1: Calling build()
gperf/3.1: Calling:
 > ./configure '--prefix=/home/andrei/.conan/data/gperf/3.1/_/_/package/4db1be536558d833e52e862fd84d64d75c2b3656' '--bindir=${prefix}/bin' '--sbindir=${prefix}/bin' '--libexecdir=${prefix}/bin' '--libdir=${prefix}/lib' '--includedir=${prefix}/include' '--oldincludedir=${prefix}/include' '--datarootdir=${prefix}/share' 
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
=== configuring in lib (/home/andrei/.conan/data/gperf/3.1/_/_/build/4db1be536558d833e52e862fd84d64d75c2b3656/source_subfolder/lib)
configure: running /bin/bash ./configure --disable-option-checking '--prefix=/home/andrei/.conan/data/gperf/3.1/_/_/package/4db1be536558d833e52e862fd84d64d75c2b3656'  '--bindir=${prefix}/bin' '--sbindir=${prefix}/bin' '--libexecdir=${prefix}/bin' '--libdir=${prefix}/lib' '--includedir=${prefix}/include' '--oldincludedir=${prefix}/include' '--datarootdir=${prefix}/share' --cache-file=/dev/null --srcdir=.
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for gcc... /usr/bin/clang
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables... 
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether /usr/bin/clang accepts -g... yes
checking for /usr/bin/clang option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking how to run the C preprocessor... /usr/bin/clang -E
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether /usr/bin/clang++ accepts -g... yes
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /usr/bin/clang++ -E
checking for ar... ar
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
=== configuring in src (/home/andrei/.conan/data/gperf/3.1/_/_/build/4db1be536558d833e52e862fd84d64d75c2b3656/source_subfolder/src)
configure: running /bin/bash ./configure --disable-option-checking '--prefix=/home/andrei/.conan/data/gperf/3.1/_/_/package/4db1be536558d833e52e862fd84d64d75c2b3656'  '--bindir=${prefix}/bin' '--sbindir=${prefix}/bin' '--libexecdir=${prefix}/bin' '--libdir=${prefix}/lib' '--includedir=${prefix}/include' '--oldincludedir=${prefix}/include' '--datarootdir=${prefix}/share' --cache-file=/dev/null --srcdir=.
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for gcc... /usr/bin/clang
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables... 
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether /usr/bin/clang accepts -g... yes
checking for /usr/bin/clang option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking how to run the C preprocessor... /usr/bin/clang -E
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether /usr/bin/clang++ accepts -g... yes
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /usr/bin/clang++ -E
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for stack-allocated variable-size arrays... yes
checking for rand in -lm... yes
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating config.h
=== configuring in tests (/home/andrei/.conan/data/gperf/3.1/_/_/build/4db1be536558d833e52e862fd84d64d75c2b3656/source_subfolder/tests)
configure: running /bin/bash ./configure --disable-option-checking '--prefix=/home/andrei/.conan/data/gperf/3.1/_/_/package/4db1be536558d833e52e862fd84d64d75c2b3656'  '--bindir=${prefix}/bin' '--sbindir=${prefix}/bin' '--libexecdir=${prefix}/bin' '--libdir=${prefix}/lib' '--includedir=${prefix}/include' '--oldincludedir=${prefix}/include' '--datarootdir=${prefix}/share' --cache-file=/dev/null --srcdir=.
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for gcc... /usr/bin/clang
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables... 
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether /usr/bin/clang accepts -g... yes
checking for /usr/bin/clang option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking how to run the C preprocessor... /usr/bin/clang -E
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether /usr/bin/clang++ accepts -g... yes
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /usr/bin/clang++ -E
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
=== configuring in doc (/home/andrei/.conan/data/gperf/3.1/_/_/build/4db1be536558d833e52e862fd84d64d75c2b3656/source_subfolder/doc)
configure: running /bin/bash ./configure --disable-option-checking '--prefix=/home/andrei/.conan/data/gperf/3.1/_/_/package/4db1be536558d833e52e862fd84d64d75c2b3656'  '--bindir=${prefix}/bin' '--sbindir=${prefix}/bin' '--libexecdir=${prefix}/bin' '--libdir=${prefix}/lib' '--includedir=${prefix}/include' '--oldincludedir=${prefix}/include' '--datarootdir=${prefix}/share' --cache-file=/dev/null --srcdir=.
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
cd lib; make all
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/andrei/.conan/data/gperf/3.1/_/_/build/4db1be536558d833e52e862fd84d64d75c2b3656/source_subfolder/lib'
/usr/bin/clang -m64 -D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=1 -I. -c ./getopt.c
/usr/bin/clang -m64 -D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=1 -I. -c ./getopt1.c
/usr/bin/clang++ -m64 -stdlib=libstdc++ -std=c++17 -D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=1 -I. -c ./getline.cc
/usr/bin/clang++ -m64 -stdlib=libstdc++ -std=c++17 -D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=1 -I. -c ./hash.cc
./getline.cc:58:7: error: ISO C++17 does not allow 'register' storage class specifier [-Wregister]
      register int c = getc (stream);
      ^~~~~~~~~
1 error generated.
make[1]: *** [Makefile:91: getline.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/andrei/.conan/data/gperf/3.1/_/_/build/4db1be536558d833e52e862fd84d64d75c2b3656/source_subfolder/lib'
make: *** [Makefile:33: all] Error 2
gperf/3.1: 
gperf/3.1: ERROR: Package '4db1be536558d833e52e862fd84d64d75c2b3656' build failed
gperf/3.1: WARN: Build folder /home/andrei/.conan/data/gperf/3.1/_/_/build/4db1be536558d833e52e862fd84d64d75c2b3656
ERROR: gperf/3.1: Error in build() method, line 66
	self._build_configure()
while calling '_build_configure', line 59
	autotools.make()
	ConanException: Error 2 while executing make -j12

[madebr]

This is fixed upstream in https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gperf.git;a=commitdiff;h=a63b830554920476881837eeacd4a6b507632b19
Feel free to open a pr adding this patch.
(The ChangeLog change will probably cause conflicts, but I think you can move that text to the header of of the patch.

[perseoGI]

Hi there!
I'm closing this very old issue because it was resolved in #5835 some time ago.
Happy coding 🐸