#33660: Compiling libxml2 fails: "sed: RE error: illegal byte sequence" --------------------------------+------------------------------------------- Reporter: vince@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.0.4 Keywords: replace | Port: libxml2 --------------------------------+------------------------------------------- Strangely, while trying to compile libxml2-2.7.8.tar.gz, I get the error mentioned in the subject. {{{ DEBUG: Executing command line: cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_libxml2/libxml2/work" && /usr/bin/gzip -dc '/opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/libxml2/libxml2-2.7.8.tar.gz' | /usr/bin/gnutar --no-same-owner -xf - DEBUG: Executing proc-post-org.macports.extract-extract-0 DEBUG: sed: RE error: illegal byte sequence while executing "exec /usr/bin/sed s|/etc|/opt/local/etc|g < /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_te..." ("eval" body line 1) invoked from within "eval exec $cmdline" Error: reinplace: sed: RE error: illegal byte sequence Error: Target org.macports.extract returned: reinplace sed(1) failed DEBUG: Backtrace: reinplace sed(1) failed while executing "$post $targetname" }}} -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/33660> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS