get recode testsuite running.

pkgs/tools/text/recode/default.nix

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-{stdenv, fetchgit}:
+# XXX: this may need -liconv on non-glibc systems.. 
+
+{stdenv, fetchgit, python, perl}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "recode-3.7-pff85fdbd";
@@ -9,6 +11,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1xhlfmqld6af16l444jli9crj9brym2jihg1n6lkxh2gar68f5l7";
   };
 
+  buildInputs = [ python perl ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    checkFlagsArray=(LDFLAGS="-L../src/.libs -Wl,-rpath=../src/.libs")
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.gnu.org/software/recode/";
     description = "Converts files between various character sets and usages";

pkgs/tools/text/recode/recode-3.6-as-if.patch

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-http://bugs.gentoo.org/283029
-
---- a/m4/flex.m4
-+++ b/m4/flex.m4
-@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ dnl ad_AC_PROG_FLEX
- dnl Look for flex or missing, then run AC_PROG_LEX and AC_DECL_YYTEXT
- AC_DEFUN(ad_AC_PROG_FLEX,
- [AC_CHECK_PROGS(LEX, flex, missing)
--if test "$LEX" = missing; then
-+AS_IF([test "$LEX" = missing], [dnl
-   LEX="\$(top_srcdir)/$ac_aux_dir/missing flex"
-   LEX_OUTPUT_ROOT=lex.yy
-   AC_SUBST(LEX_OUTPUT_ROOT)dnl
--else
-+], [:
-   AC_PROG_LEX
-   AC_DECL_YYTEXT
--fi])
-+])])

pkgs/tools/text/recode/recode-3.6-gettextfix.diff

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-http://bugs.gentoo.org/239372
-
-patch by Dmitry Karasik
-
---- recode-3.6/m4/gettext.m4
-+++ recode-3.6/m4/gettext.m4
-@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@
-     else
-       ac_items="$LINGUAS"
-       for ac_item in $ac_items; do
--	case "$ALL_LINGUAS" in
--	  *$ac_item*)
-+        for supported_item in $ALL_LINGUAS; do
-+          if test "$ac_item" = "$supported_item"; then
- 	    ac_print="$ac_print $ac_item"
- 	    MOFILES="$MOFILES $ac_item.mo"
--	    ;;
--	esac
-+          fi
-+        done
-       done
-     fi
-     AC_SUBST(MOFILES)