#25992: rsync-3.0.7_0 error activating startup item ---------------------------+------------------------------------------------ Reporter: alex@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 1.9.1 Keywords: | Port: rsync ---------------------------+------------------------------------------------ Changes (by ryandesign@…): * cc: ryandesign@… (added) * port: => rsync Comment: It should not be a requirement for startupitem.name to match the port name; the variable is exposed because ports are allowed to change it, and it is not expected that changing it would cause anything to break. I was having trouble figuring out why I don't see this problem with mysql5-server, which also changes startupitem.name. The problem is that rsync changes startupitem.name in a variant only. So in order to load or unload it, you have to specify the variant then too. {{{ sudo port load rsync +rsyncd }}} {{{ sudo port unload rsync +rsyncd }}} This is somewhat unexpected. For rsync, I might suggest that the rsyncd variant be deleted and its functionality be incorporated into the main part of the port. This should pose no problem since startup items aren't on unless turned on, and the only other thing it installs is a conf file which is harmless enough too. This problem could easily affect other ports too (any other port that sets startupitem.name in a variant) and the suggested resolution there might be the same. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/25992#comment:1> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS