#15955: Finch no longer connects to ICQ --------------------------------+------------------------------------------- Reporter: xoagray@gmail.com | Owner: rsync@reifferscheid.org Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: Normal | Milestone: Port Bugs Component: ports | Version: 1.6.0 Resolution: fixed | Keywords: Finch ICQ --------------------------------+------------------------------------------- Comment (by ryandesign@macports.org): Replying to [comment:11 xoagray@gmail.com]:
I have no "Finch" directory. when it wouldn't upgrade, I thought it would be easier to just uninstall it, then reinstall it, but it won't compile to reinstall. I've been looking through the directory that Finch was in, going through any file I've got that has "port" in the name, but can't find one line that says "configure.args" to add --disable-dbus to. I may be looking in the wrong place, I figured as you said "port dir finch" you meant the directory that finch was in. So I've been going through every "port" related file in opt/local/bin.
He meant you should type exactly the characters "`open $(port dir finch)`" (without the quotation marks) into a Terminal window. This will open into the Finder the directory containing the finch Portfile which you can then open in your favorite editor and change as per his instructions. But those instructions are no longer necessary since the port has already been updated. Simply type "`sudo port selfupdate`" (without the quotes) to get the new version and then install the port as usual. Replying to [comment:12 xoagray@gmail.com]:
Alternative fix. I entered "sudo port --disable-dbus install finch", and that changed the portfile, and allowed Finch to successfully install. Sorry if my inexperience has been a pain, I'm still learning.
That can't have done anything helpful. The "`port`" command does not have a "`--disable-dbus`" option; rather, finch's configure script does. If you were able to install finch, then you already had the updated Portfile. On my system, trying to use `port --disable-dbus install finch` gives this error message, as well it should: {{{ global does not accept --disable-dbus while executing "parse_options "global" ui_options global_options" (file "/opt/local/bin/port" line 3172) }}} -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/15955#comment:13> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS