#18553: 'sudo port install gimp' hangs indefinitely ------------------------------------+--------------------------------------- Reporter: kevin.h.kahl@… | Owner: devans@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Port Bugs Component: ports | Version: 1.7.0 Keywords: | Port: gimp ------------------------------------+--------------------------------------- Comment(by devans@…): As jmr says gimp has a lot of dependencies so if you are installing from scratch it can take a lot of time to process the dependencies before it actually starts installing. Many dependencies are visited more than once if they are declared in more than one port (MacPorts apparently processes the entire dependency tree without remembering if a dependency was previously processed). So the debug output you should see initially should be repetitive dependency checks as it goes through the tree and you may (will) see some dependencies processed many times which could make you think that it was looping. If you have none of the dependencies installed (a clean MacPorts installation), then installation of gimp could be an overnight operation. You might try installing some of the major dependencies first, then move up the tree. For instance, port gimp2 (one of gimp's dependencies) will install the gimp application itself without the additional add on plugins and themes that gimp installs. Significant dependencies of gimp2 are gegl and gtk2 so try installing some of these first and see what happens. I'd try this sequence: {{{ sudo port install gtk2 sudo port install gegl sudo port install gimp2 sudo port install gimp }}} If you really think that there is some looping going on please capture as much of the debug output as you can stand and add as an attachment and I'll compare it to a clean build here. I think the attachment size limit is 1 Mb. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/18553#comment:3> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS