#17353: attempt to install gnutar seems to depend on gnutar already being installed -----------------------------------+---------------------------------------- Reporter: rssolis@… | Owner: mww@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Port Bugs Component: ports | Version: 1.6.0 Keywords: | Port: gnutar -----------------------------------+---------------------------------------- Changes (by macsforever2000@…): * keywords: gnutar => * owner: macports-tickets@… => mww@… * port: => gnutar Old description:

Running MacOS X 10.4.11 on an *old* Powerbook. Attempt to install gnutar seems to fail due to dependency on gnutar already being installed. How do I get around this? See message below:

My-PowerBook:/opt/local/bin$ sudo port install gnutar Password: ---> Extracting gettext Error: Target org.macports.extract returned: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_gettext/work" && gzip -dc /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/gettext/gettext-0.17.tar.gz | /usr/bin/gnutar --no-same-owner -xf - " returned error 127 Command output: sh: line 1: /usr/bin/gnutar: No such file or directory

New description: Running MacOS X 10.4.11 on an *old* Powerbook. Attempt to install gnutar seems to fail due to dependency on gnutar already being installed. How do I get around this? See message below: {{{ My-PowerBook:/opt/local/bin$ sudo port install gnutar Password: ---> Extracting gettext Error: Target org.macports.extract returned: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_gettext/work" && gzip -dc /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/gettext/gettext-0.17.tar.gz | /usr/bin/gnutar --no-same-owner -xf - " returned error 127 Command output: sh: line 1: /usr/bin/gnutar: No such file or directory }}} -- Comment: Assigning to maintainer. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/17353#comment:1> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS

#17353: attempt to install gnutar seems to depend on gnutar already being installed -----------------------------------+---------------------------------------- Reporter: rssolis@… | Owner: mww@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Port Bugs Component: ports | Version: 1.6.0 Keywords: | Port: gnutar -----------------------------------+---------------------------------------- Comment(by ryandesign@…): /usr/bin/gnutar is required by MacPorts to extract any port distributed as a tar archive, which is most of them. gnutar is supposed to exist on every Mac; it's provided by Mac OS X. If it's not present on your Mac, something's wrong with the OS. Looking through my receipts, I believe it's provided by BaseSystem.pkg. You could try reinstalling just that pkg from your Mac OS X CD/DVD, or you could archive and install the OS. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/17353#comment:3> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS

#17353: attempt to install gnutar seems to depend on gnutar already being installed ------------------------------------+--------------------------------------- Reporter: rssolis@… | Owner: mww@… Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: Normal | Milestone: Port Bugs Component: ports | Version: 1.6.0 Resolution: worksforme | Keywords: Port: gnutar | ------------------------------------+--------------------------------------- Changes (by macsforever2000@…): * status: new => closed * resolution: => worksforme -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/17353#comment:5> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS

#17353: attempt to install gnutar seems to depend on gnutar already being installed -------------------------+-------------------- Reporter: rssolis@… | Owner: mww@… Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 1.6.0 Resolution: worksforme | Keywords: Port: gnutar | -------------------------+-------------------- Changes (by ryandesign@…): * cc: james.sumners@… (added) Comment: James, this ticket was closed four years ago. Please discuss any new problems you may be having with Mavericks on the macports-users mailing list. Please remove the symlink you created; bsdtar ''is not'' gnutar and you should not deceive the system in this way. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/17353#comment:8> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X

#17353: attempt to install gnutar seems to depend on gnutar already being installed -------------------------+-------------------- Reporter: rssolis@… | Owner: mww@… Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 1.6.0 Resolution: worksforme | Keywords: Port: gnutar | -------------------------+-------------------- Comment (by ryandesign@…): I will do nothing further with it, because I cannot reproduce your problem. I believe you may need to read MavericksProblems. If you need further help resolving your issue, please provide further information in a new ticket. This ticket is closed. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/17353#comment:10> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X