#52161: mp-buildbot: incorrect error message when a port cannot be installed due to arch mismatch --------------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: ryandesign@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: contrib | Version: 2.3.4 Keywords: | Port: --------------------------+-------------------------------- If I try to install wine on PowerPC, it fails, as it should: {{{ # /opt/local/bin/port install wine Error: wine cannot be installed for the configured build_arch 'ppc' because it only supports the arch(s) 'i386'. To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide: http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets Error: Processing of port wine failed }}} However, when the buildbot tries to [https://build.macports.org/builders/ports-10.5_ppc_legacy- builder/builds/895/steps/install-dependencies/logs/stdio install dependencies of wine], using [browser:contrib/mp- buildbot/tools/dependencies.tcl dependencies.tcl], it fails with a weirder error: {{{ Error: Cannot install wine for the arch(s) 'powerpc' because Error: its dependency bison does not build for the required arch(s) by default Error: and the configured universal_archs 'i386 ppc' are not sufficient. architecture mismatch while executing "mportdepends $mport "activate"" invoked from within "if {[mportdepends $mport "activate"] != 0} { ui_error "mportdepends $portname activate failed." exit 1 }" (file "/opt/bblocal/var/buildworker/ports/build/mpbb/tools/dependencies.tcl" line 74) }}} It should fail, of course, but the reason given for the failure is wrong. 1. "powerpc" is not a valid build architecture. It's a valid ''system'' architecture—a valid value for `${os.arch}`—but not a valid `${build_arch}`. 2. The problem is not that wine's dependencies can't be built on this system. The problem is that wine itself can't be built on this system. I didn't see any architecture-related code in dependencies.tcl, so this might actually be a base bug. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/52161> MacPorts <https://www.macports.org/> Ports system for macOS