#29315: Install ncurses-5.9 failed --------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: jackie.MacOSX@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: reopened Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 1.9.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: ncurses | --------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment(by jackie.MacOSX@…): I could install the ncurses without variant "+universal" but coufigure failed with variant "+universal" by macports. [ jackie macbook-pro ~ ]# sudo port install ncurses ---> Computing dependencies for ncurses ---> Fetching ncurses ---> Verifying checksum(s) for ncurses ---> Extracting ncurses ---> Applying patches to ncurses ---> Configuring ncurses ---> Building ncurses ---> Staging ncurses into destroot ---> Installing ncurses @5.9_0 ---> Deactivating ncurses @5.8_1+universal ---> Activating ncurses @5.9_0 ---> Cleaning ncurses Because there're many packages's dependency on the ncurses in macports. All the packages are compiled with "+universal" variants then causing the configure necurse failed. for example：install the bzr-git then configure ncurses failed. [ jackie macbook-pro ~ ]# sudo port install bzr-git ---> Computing dependencies for sqlite3 ---> Dependencies to be installed: ncurses ---> Configuring ncurses Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell command failed (see log for details) Error: Failed to install ncurses Log for ncurses is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_ncurses/main.log Error: The following dependencies were not installed: ncurses Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1 Error: Unable to execute port: upgrade python27 failed To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets> [ jackie macbook-pro ~ ]# Please fix these bugs! Thanks a lot. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/29315#comment:4> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS