The port x11-fm/caja fails to build with a linker error when building using poudriere on 12.1 Stable amd64 for me. Below is poudriere build log of the error: 4 warnings generated. mv -f .deps/caja-connect-server-dialog-main.Tpo .deps/caja-connect-server-dialog-main.Po /bin/sh ../libtool --tag=CC --mode=link cc -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong -isystem /usr/local/include -fno-strict-aliasing -fstack-protector-strong -o caja-autorun-software caja-autorun-software.o ../src/file-manager/libcaja-file-manager.la ../libcaja-private/libcaja-private.la -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--export-dynamic -lgmodule-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lmate-desktop-2 -lstartup-notification-1 -lgthread-2.0 -pthread -lglib-2.0 -lgailutil-3 -lxml2 -lgtk-3 -lgdk-3 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lcairo-gobject -lcairo -lpthread -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lintl -lX11 -L/usr/local/lib -lexif -L/usr/local/lib -lexempi -lnotify -lm -L/usr/local/lib libtool: link: cc -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong -isystem /usr/local/include -fno-strict-aliasing -fstack-protector-strong -o .libs/caja caja-application.o caja-bookmark-list.o caja-bookmarks-window.o caja-connect-server-dialog.o caja-connect-server-dialog-nonmain.o caja-connect-server-operation.o caja-desktop-window.o caja-emblem-sidebar.o caja-file-management-properties.o caja-freedesktop-dbus.o caja-history-sidebar.o caja-image-properties-page.o caja-information-panel.o caja-location-bar.o caja-location-dialog.o caja-location-entry.o caja-main.o caja-navigation-action.o caja-navigation-window-menus.o caja-navigation-window.o caja-navigation-window-pane.o caja-navigation-window-slot.o caja-notebook.o caja-notes-viewer.o caja-pathbar.o caja-places-sidebar.o caja-property-browser.o caja-query-editor.o caja-search-bar.o caja-self-check-functions.o caja-side-pane.o caja-sidebar-title.o caja-spatial-window.o caja-trash-bar.o caja-view-as-action.o caja-window-bookmarks.o caja-window-manage-views.o caja-window-menus.o caja-window-pane.o caja-window-slot.o caja-window-toolbars.o caja-window.o caja-x-content-bar.o caja-zoom-action.o caja-zoom-control.o caja-src-marshal.o caja-freedesktop-generated.o -Wl,--export-dynamic -pthread ../src/file-manager/.libs/libcaja-file-manager.a -L/usr/local/lib ../libcaja-private/.libs/libcaja-private.a -lSM -lICE /wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-fm/caja/work/caja-1.22.3/libcaja-extension/.libs/libcaja-extension.so -lgmodule-2.0 -lmate-desktop-2 -lstartup-notification-1 -lgthread-2.0 -lgailutil-3 -lxml2 -lX11 -lexif -lexempi -lnotify -lgtk-3 -lgdk-3 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lcairo-gobject -lcairo -lpthread -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lintl -lm -pthread -Wl,-rpath -Wl,/usr/local/lib ld: error: undefined symbol: mate_desktop_thumbnail_scale_down_pixbuf >>> referenced by fm-properties-window.c >>> fm-properties-window.o:(update_preview_callback) in archive ../src/file-manager/.libs/libcaja-file-manager.a libtool: link: cc -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong -isystem /usr/local/include -fno-strict-aliasing -fstack-protector-strong -o .libs/caja-autorun-software caja-autorun-software.o -Wl,--export-dynamic -pthread ../src/file-manager/.libs/libcaja-file-manager.a -L/usr/local/lib ../libcaja-private/.libs/libcaja-private.a -lSM -lICE /wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-fm/caja/work/caja-1.22.3/libcaja-extension/.libs/libcaja-extension.so -lgmodule-2.0 -lmate-desktop-2 -lstartup-notification-1 -lgthread-2.0 -lgailutil-3 -lxml2 -lX11 -lexif -lexempi -lnotify -lgtk-3 -lgdk-3 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lcairo-gobject -lcairo -lpthread -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lintl -lm -pthread -Wl,-rpath -Wl,/usr/local/lib cc: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) gmake[5]: *** [Makefile:1023: caja] Error 1 gmake[5]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... libtool: link: cc -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong -isystem /usr/local/include -fno-strict-aliasing -fstack-protector-strong -o .libs/caja-file-management-properties caja-file-management-properties.o caja-file-management-properties-main.o -Wl,--export-dynamic -pthread ../src/file-manager/.libs/libcaja-file-manager.a -L/usr/local/lib ../libcaja-private/.libs/libcaja-private.a -lSM -lICE /wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-fm/caja/work/caja-1.22.3/libcaja-extension/.libs/libcaja-extension.so -lgmodule-2.0 -lmate-desktop-2 -lstartup-notification-1 -lgthread-2.0 -lgailutil-3 -lxml2 -lX11 -lexif -lexempi -lnotify -lgtk-3 -lgdk-3 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lcairo-gobject -lcairo -lpthread -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lintl -lm -pthread -Wl,-rpath -Wl,/usr/local/lib Generating and caching the translation database Merging translations into mate-network-scheme.desktop. gmake[5]: Leaving directory '/wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-fm/caja/work/caja-1.22.3/src' gmake[4]: *** [Makefile:1197: all-recursive] Error 1 gmake[4]: Leaving directory '/wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-fm/caja/work/caja-1.22.3/src' gmake[3]: *** [Makefile:937: all] Error 2 gmake[3]: Leaving directory '/wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-fm/caja/work/caja-1.22.3/src' gmake[2]: *** [Makefile:515: all-recursive] Error 1 gmake[2]: Leaving directory '/wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-fm/caja/work/caja-1.22.3' gmake[1]: *** [Makefile:446: all] Error 2 gmake[1]: Leaving directory '/wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-fm/caja/work/caja-1.22.3' ===> Compilation failed unexpectedly. Try to set MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=yes and rebuild before reporting the failure to the maintainer. *** Error code 1 Stop. make: stopped in /usr/ports/x11-fm/caja =>> Cleaning up wrkdir ===> Cleaning for caja-1.22.3 build of x11-fm/caja | caja-1.22.3 ended at Mon Jun 15 01:42:30 EDT 2020 build time: 00:01:31 !!! build failure encountered !!!
After updating the ports tree seems I no longer have this issue as the port has been fixed and now compiles correctly. I think this bug report can be closed. Thanks.