pchar fails to cross build from source, because it misdetects the C++
compiler and once we force that, it fails to compute sizeof(bool). This
is a problem in autoconf that has been about fixed 15 years ago. The
configure script used autoconf version 2.13, which is not part of
trixie nor forky. Therefore, pchar misses source code for the generated
file configure in those releases.

Please regenerate configure with a more recent autoconf version.
Alternatively, enable autoreconf and do so during every build as this is
now the standard procedutre. Doing so will very likely also fix the
compiler and sizeof detection. Failing that, a method of last resort is
adding autoconf2.13 to Build-Depends (even when not using it) just to
ensure that autoconf2.13 is present in the same suite. Then, pchar will
be autoreomoved from forky.

Helmut

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
pchar, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1115559@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@debian.org> (supplier of updated pchar package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:04:54 +0100
Source: pchar
Architecture: source
Version: 1.5-7
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@debian.org>
Changed-By: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@debian.org>
Closes: 1115559
Changes:
 pchar (1.5-7) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Added 1060-autoconf-newer.patch to work with fix build problem
     (Closes: #1115559).
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