#36472: gdb build failure ---------------------+---------------------- Reporter: mk@… | Owner: dweber@… Type: defect | Status: reopened Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: Port: gdb | ---------------------+---------------------- Comment (by Deil.Christoph@…): Trying to update 7.3_1 to 7.5_0 I got similar (bug not identical) gdb compile errors as the ones shown above. I'm on OS X 10.8.2 (12C60) with XCode 4.5.1 (4G1004) and Macports tried to use this compiler to build gdb: {{{ $ /usr/bin/clang --version Apple clang version 4.0 (tags/Apple/clang-421.0.60) (based on LLVM 3.1svn) Target: x86_64-apple-darwin12.2.0 Thread model: posix }}} Full log attached. Here's the commands I executed: {{{ $ port outdated The following installed ports are outdated: gdb 7.3_1 < 7.5_0 $ sudo port upgrade gdb ---> Computing dependencies for gdb ---> Configuring gdb Error: gdb cannot be built while cctools-headers is active. Error: Please deactivate cctools-headers and try again. Error: You can reactivate cctools-headers again later. Error: org.macports.configure for port gdb returned: cctools-headers is active Please see the log file for port gdb for details: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_gdb/gdb/main.log Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1 To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide: http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets # Following the advice in Macports ticket 36637 $ sudo port -f deactivate cctools-headers ---> Deactivating cctools-headers @829_0 ---> Unable to deactivate cctools-headers @829_0, the following ports depend on it: ---> cctools @829_2+llvm31 Warning: Deactivate forced. Proceeding despite dependencies. ---> Cleaning cctools-headers $ sudo port upgrade gdb ---> Computing dependencies for gdb ---> Configuring gdb ---> Building gdb Error: org.macports.build for port gdb returned: command execution failed # For now re-activate cctools-headers $ sudo port activate cctools-headers Password: ---> Activating cctools-headers @829_0 ---> Cleaning cctools-headers }}} -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/36472#comment:20> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS