(Re-sending this to the list to share the love.)
Can I let ports use the file I manually downloaded instead of
trying to download it?
Just copy the files to the appropriate directory (${prefix}/var/db/
dports/distfiles/${portname}) -- you may find that you need to delete
the *.TMP file the
Hi.
I'm trying to install tetex, but when ports try to fetch it the
download is somehow interrupted and it tries the other download
locations that also fails the same way. I can however download the
file from within Safari or any other web browser from the same
servers that ports tried. C
On May 8, 2007, at 06:47, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
On May 8, 2007, at 04:38, Boey Maun Suang wrote:
The port should be updated and renamed. We may have to go with
downloading their disk image and just copying over their existing
universal binary application, since their web site makes no
menti
On May 8, 2007, at 22:51, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
Thank you for reporting the problem. My co-maintainer updated the
php5 port to 5.2.2 recently. It installed ok for me; I didn't
realize the patch was failing. Ah, I see that patch is only used on
Mac OS X 10.3.x. I use 10.4.x and I suspect my co
On May 8, 2007, at 21:14, Jeff Adams wrote:
php5 +apache2 +macosx +mysql5
And that bombed:
---> Applying patches to php5
Error: Target com.apple.patch returned: shell command
" cd
"/opt/local/var/db/dports/build/
_opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_
dports_
On May 9, 2007, at 4:14 AM, Jeff Adams wrote:
How can I force it to install the old version?
Making your own Portfile should do the trick.
1) First create a directory, for instance "/tmp/php5/".
2) Then "sudo port edit php5" and you will get the current Portfile
(you need to have the EDITOR
You should contact the maintainer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and/or
create a patch for that issue and put it on the bugtracker.
Jann
Jochen Küpper wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was quite happy to find out that there is a port of Qt4. However, when
> compiling (my own) Unix program against it using autotools/libto
I installed MacPorts but later had problems with
readline. Turns out something else I'd installed
prior to using MacPorts had installed an old version
of readline in /usr/local/lib. No problem I think,
I'll just remove it. However, it appears that
MacPorts built itself against that version becau
On May 8, 2007, at 18:43, Derek Harland wrote:
* The ticket number is 11924 and the port has no maintainer. The
patch is simply a change to the name of downloaded files and checksums
* On a related note ... I'm moving systems from linux to mac and am
a heavy user of python. There are very f
Hi,
On 04/05/2007, at 12:22, Kenneth Rogers wrote:
It started with rb-activesupport, but seems to happen with every port
that I have in ruby/ that uses gem as an installer.
$ sudo port -v install rb-activesupport
---> Staging rb-activesupport into destroot
Error: Target com.apple.destroot r
I did:
sudo nice port upgrade -u outdated
But this then results in many erros due to non-versioned dependencies:
---> Activating grace 5.1.20_0
Error: Activating grace 5.1.20_0 failed: Image error: Another
version of this port (grace @5.1.18_0) is already active.
---> Fetching pango
--->
Hi Kevin,
I've committed what I think to be a fix for the problem you reported
in xercesc [1]; have you had a chance to try it out yet?
Kind regards,
Maun Suang
[1] http://trac.macports.org/projects/macports/ticket/11813
--
Boey Maun Suang (Boey is my surname)
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Many thanks Ryan,
* The ticket number is 11924 and the port has no maintainer. The
patch is simply a change to the name of downloaded files and checksums
* On a related note ... I'm moving systems from linux to mac and am a
heavy user of python. There are very few ports in the python25 grou
Guido Soranzio wrote:
On May 8, 2007, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
Such a format does exist: It's called a .pkg file and you interact
with them every time you install an Apple software update. However, I
don't think there's any functionality in MacPorts to create or use
package files.
That's not co
On Fri, Feb 09, 2007 at 11:57:51AM -0500, Jonathan Bowman wrote:
> Brilliant. Gnome-vfs installed without a hitch. Bless you all.
Does anyone know what the current status of gnome-vfs is? I am
experiencing a problem that looks like the one described with
port 1.440.
Thanks,
A.
pgpGyAViazGy1
On May 8, 2007, at 16:58, Derek Harland wrote:
What is the process for reporting/fixing a bug in a port? Is it
just to open a ticket on macports.org with details of my patch?
(I've done this).
Yes, do that, and put the maintainer's email address in the Cc field.
If the port has no mainta
Hi,
I was quite happy to find out that there is a port of Qt4. However,
when compiling (my own) Unix program against it using autotools/
libtool I found the following error:
libtool: link: cannot find the library `' or unhandled argument
`Carbon'
This is due to the -framwork options in
Hi all,
What is the process for reporting/fixing a bug in a port? Is it just
to open a ticket on macports.org with details of my patch? (I've done
this).
derek.
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On May 8, 2007, at 5:48 AM, Marc André Selig wrote:
I just tried that. It seems not to work quite as anticipated.
$ sudo port mpkg gnucash +guile16
... results in port packaging guile instead of guile16, which makes
the resulting package useless.
It seems as if port mpkg follows the origina
On May 8, 2007, at 11:59, Gábor Farkas wrote:
hmm.. maybe my "workflow" with macports is wrong? or everyone is
using "-f" all the time?
If you want to upgrade a port on which other ports depend, you must
use "-f".
because it seems a little strange to me, that i basically MUST use
"-f"
Hello,
I am having problem installing the rpm port. Initially I encountered
problem with ncurses package and that was rectified by following Guido
Soranzio's instructions.
Can someone help???
This is what I see:
===
sudo port install rpm
Portfile changed since l
Didier Arenzana wrote:
> 2007/5/8, David Liontooth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> Are there disadvantages to installing coreutils -- does it or could it
>> interefere with other programs? I'm a bit queasy, but I guess as long as
>> /opt/local/bin is last in the path it won't interfere.
>
> In fact, if I u
Thanks Ryan and Guido,
I have just done a "port sync" and ncurses now installs just fine :-)
Cheers!
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Boey Maun Suang wrote:
>
> On 08/05/2007, at 15:39, David Liontooth wrote:
>
>>> - ln uses new symlink command so it can create symlinks that point to
>>> files that don't actually exist (eridius r2).
>>
>> How is this done? It would come in extremely handy.
>
> It looks to me from the cha
Ryan Schmidt wrote:
On May 8, 2007, at 08:38, Daniel J. Luke wrote:
On May 8, 2007, at 9:28 AM, Gábor Farkas wrote:
omoikane:~ gabor$ sudo port uninstall subversion @1.4.2_0
---> Unable to uninstall subversion 1.4.2_0, the following ports
depend on it:
--->subversion-perlbindings
You
On May 8, 2007, at 08:38, Daniel J. Luke wrote:
On May 8, 2007, at 9:28 AM, Gábor Farkas wrote:
omoikane:~ gabor$ sudo port uninstall subversion @1.4.2_0
---> Unable to uninstall subversion 1.4.2_0, the following ports
depend on it:
--->subversion-perlbindings
You need to use -f to fo
On May 8, 2007, at 10:10, Paul Butcher wrote:
I'm relatively new to Macs, so please forgive me if I'm doing
something stupid. I'm having problems installing ncurses with
MacPorts. I get the following:
paul-butchers-computer:~ paul$ sudo port install ncurses
---> Staging ncurses into dest
On 8 May 2007, at 16:10, Paul Butcher wrote:
> I'd be very grateful for any pointers to what I'm doing wrong, or
> how to debug further.
With the changeset 24435 (http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/
macports/changeset/24435)
the "delete" command is being implemented differently and now it tri
Oops - first apology necessary for the lack of a subject in my
earlier mail. Blush.
Sorry guys - I normally think more carefully before I hit "send"!
On 8 May 2007, at 16:10, Paul Butcher wrote:
I'm relatively new to Macs, so please forgive me if I'm doing
something stupid. I'm having proble
I'm relatively new to Macs, so please forgive me if I'm doing
something stupid. I'm having problems installing ncurses with
MacPorts. I get the following:
paul-butchers-computer:~ paul$ sudo port install ncurses
---> Staging ncurses into destroot
Error: Target com.apple.destroot returned: n
On 08.05.2007, at 12:02, Boey Maun Suang wrote:
So I selfupdate and run sudo port upgrade outdated... mostly
works, but grace does not want to be activated:
> sudo nice port -vd upgrade grace
DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/db/dports/sources/
rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_d
On May 8, 2007, at 8:36 AM, Michał Roszka wrote:
Here is an updated Portfile for monotone 0.35 (yesterday's release).
Committed in r24923.
I am not sure, should I send updated portfiles here or do you
(macports team) prefer another way?
If you could register an account on our trac system a
On May 8, 2007, at 9:28 AM, Gábor Farkas wrote:
omoikane:~ gabor$ sudo port uninstall subversion @1.4.2_0
---> Unable to uninstall subversion 1.4.2_0, the following ports
depend on it:
--->subversion-perlbindings
You need to use -f to force port to do this.
1. why do i have multiple ve
hi,
while using macports, i found this problem that i'm not able to solve:
===
omoikane:~ gabor$ port installed subversion
The following ports are currently installed:
subversion @1.4.2_0
subversion @1.4.3_0
subversion @1.4.3_1 (active)
omoika
On 5/8/07, Jordan K. Hubbard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You can also do use the "mpkg" target for ports with dependencies; this will
cause a metapackage to be built which contains all the deps, making the
package stand-alone.
I just tried that. It seems not to work quite as anticipated.
$ sud
Hi,
Here is an updated Portfile for monotone 0.35 (yesterday's release).
I am not sure, should I send updated portfiles here or do you
(macports team) prefer another way?
PortSystem 1.0
name monotone
version 0.35
categories devel
maintainers [EMAIL PROTECTED]
2007/5/8, David Liontooth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Are there disadvantages to installing coreutils -- does it or could it
interefere with other programs? I'm a bit queasy, but I guess as long as
/opt/local/bin is last in the path it won't interfere.
In fact, if I understand correctly the portfile,
On May 8, 2007, at 04:38, Boey Maun Suang wrote:
The port should be updated and renamed. We may have to go with
downloading their disk image and just copying over their existing
universal binary application, since their web site makes no
mention of the source being available anymore. If any
Hi Jochen,
On 08/05/2007, at 18:30, Jochen Küpper wrote:
Release 1.4.40 (7-May-2007, tagged at r24909 by jberry):
So I selfupdate and run sudo port upgrade outdated... mostly works,
but grace does not want to be activated:
> sudo nice port -vd upgrade grace
DEBUG: Found port in file:///op
On 08/05/2007, at 15:39, David Liontooth wrote:
- ln uses new symlink command so it can create symlinks that point to
files that don't actually exist (eridius r2).
How is this done? It would come in extremely handy.
It looks to me from the changeset [1] that you just use "ln -s
On 8.5.2007, at 11.30, Jochen Küpper wrote:
Release 1.4.40 (7-May-2007, tagged at r24909 by jberry):
So I selfupdate and run sudo port upgrade outdated... mostly works,
but grace does not want to be activated:
> sudo nice port -vd upgrade grace
DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/d
The port should be updated and renamed. We may have to go with
downloading their disk image and just copying over their existing
universal binary application, since their web site makes no mention
of the source being available anymore. If anyone can find the
source for the current version
On May 8, 2007, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
Such a format does exist: It's called a .pkg file and you interact
with them every time you install an Apple software update. However,
I don't think there's any functionality in MacPorts to create or
use package files.
That's not correct: the creation
On May 8, 2007, at 03:40, Joerg van den Hoff wrote:
the only thing I know of which does not reside in `/opt/local'
relates to `Tcl':
there are some things in '/Library/Tcl/darwinports1.0/' which
should be
synchronized in the same way between the two machines (but maybe
this is
obsolete?)
On May 8, 2007, at 12:17 PM, James Berry wrote:
However, this functionality is broken in 1.4.3. This bug was
fixed three weeks ago, but the people in charge here think we
should not make too often releases, so you'll have to use trunk
or wait for the fix.
I'm sure this has been discussed
On Mon, May 07, 2007 at 09:28:42PM -0500, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> On May 7, 2007, at 17:39, Rick Gigger wrote:
>
> >Is it possible to have an internal macports mirror that also
> >contains binaries, so I can compile all the ports I need once and
> >install them on several boxes instead of re-com
Release 1.4.40 (7-May-2007, tagged at r24909 by jberry):
So I selfupdate and run sudo port upgrade outdated... mostly works,
but grace does not want to be activated:
> sudo nice port -vd upgrade grace
DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/db/dports/sources/
rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_
On May 7, 2007, at 7:23 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
Such a format does exist: It's called a .pkg file and you interact
with them every time you install an Apple software update. However,
I don't think there's any functionality in MacPorts to create or
use package files.
Oh really?
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