#52211: bzip2 refuses to work, attempts to create /opt/local/bin/bzip2.bz2 file --------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: uri@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.4 Keywords: | Port: bzip2 --------------------+-------------------------------- When I try to bzip2 a file, I get this problem: {{{ $ pwd /Users/uri/src/ast61 $ ll Astro.txt -r--r--r-- 1 uri staff 4620 Sep 11 11:42 Astro.txt $ bzip2 Astro.txt bzip2: Can't create output file /opt/local/bin/bzip2.bz2: Permission denied. $ ll Astro.txt* -r--r--r-- 1 uri staff 2219 Sep 11 11:42 Astro.txt.bz2 $ bunzip2 Astro.txt.bz2 bunzip2: Can't guess original name for /opt/local/bin/bzip2 -- using /opt/local/bin/bzip2.out bunzip2: Output file /opt/local/bin/bzip2.out already exists. $ ll Astro.txt* -r--r--r-- 1 uri staff 4620 Sep 11 11:42 Astro.txt $ }}} While bzip2 does (usually - when not invoked from the script) create compressed file despite that complaint, it does not work when, e.g., bzip2 is invoked by GnuTAR: {{{ $ gnutar -cjvf t.tbz Astro.txt Astro.txt bzip2: Can't create output file /opt/local/bin/bzip2.bz2: Permission denied. gnutar: Child returned status 1 gnutar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now $ ll t.tbz -rw-r--r-- 1 uri staff 0 Sep 11 14:56 t.tbz $ }}} This bug (that I suspect is present in the upstream) prevents use of bzip2 - I'd appreciate your help. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/52211> MacPorts <https://www.macports.org/> Ports system for macOS