[MacPorts] #22566: Can't install groff 1.20.1 on Snow Leopard 10.6.2
#22566: Can't install groff 1.20.1 on Snow Leopard 10.6.2 ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: dreamcat4@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 1.8.1 Keywords: | Port: ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Hi, For my system, there is missing install-info files: Error: install-info --info- dir=/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info \ /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info/groff.info * Groff: (groff). The GNU troff document formatting system. install- info(/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info/groff.info): no backup file /var/backups/infodir.bak available. install- info(/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info/groff.info): no default file /usr/share/base-files/info.dir available, giving up. make[2]: *** [install_data] Error 1 make[2]: Target `do_install' not remade because of errors. make[1]: *** [doc] Error 2 I suspect its do do with snow leopard because the last time we saw the issue was back on macs with older Power PC architectures (also not having this directory). The error is not specific to groff and it can break any ports which use the install-info make variable. For example readline might break also. Possible solutions are discussed here: http://dev.openbossa.org/trac/mamona/ticket/139 http://www.mail-archive.com/fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg26496.html -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22566> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS
#22566: Can't install groff 1.20.1 on Snow Leopard 10.6.2 ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: dreamcat4@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 1.8.1 Keywords: | Port: ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Comment(by dreamcat4@…): Here is a quick fix, although it doesn't solve the wider problem edit the file: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/groff-1.20.1/Makefile And delete all those lines which reference 'info' in some way. Then: sudo port install -d groff sudo mkdir -p /opt/local/var/macports/software/groff/1.20.1_1 That's a terrible hack. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22566#comment:1> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS
#22566: Can't install groff 1.20.1 on Snow Leopard 10.6.2 ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: dreamcat4@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: Keywords: | Port: groff ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Changes (by snc@…): * version: 1.8.1 => * port: => groff Old description:
Hi, For my system, there is missing install-info files:
Error: install-info --info- dir=/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info \ /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info/groff.info * Groff: (groff). The GNU troff document formatting system. install- info(/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info/groff.info): no backup file /var/backups/infodir.bak available. install- info(/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info/groff.info): no default file /usr/share/base-files/info.dir available, giving up. make[2]: *** [install_data] Error 1 make[2]: Target `do_install' not remade because of errors. make[1]: *** [doc] Error 2
I suspect its do do with snow leopard because the last time we saw the issue was back on macs with older Power PC architectures (also not having this directory).
The error is not specific to groff and it can break any ports which use the install-info make variable. For example readline might break also.
Possible solutions are discussed here:
http://dev.openbossa.org/trac/mamona/ticket/139
http://www.mail-archive.com/fink- users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg26496.html
New description: Hi, For my system, there is missing install-info files: Error: {{{ install-info --info- dir=/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info \ /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info/groff.info * Groff: (groff). The GNU troff document formatting system. install- info(/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info/groff.info): no backup file /var/backups/infodir.bak available. install- info(/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info/groff.info): no default file /usr/share/base-files/info.dir available, giving up. make[2]: *** [install_data] Error 1 make[2]: Target `do_install' not remade because of errors. make[1]: *** [doc] Error 2 }}} I suspect its do do with snow leopard because the last time we saw the issue was back on macs with older Power PC architectures (also not having this directory). The error is not specific to groff and it can break any ports which use the install-info make variable. For example readline might break also. Possible solutions are discussed here: http://dev.openbossa.org/trac/mamona/ticket/139 http://www.mail-archive.com/fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg26496.html -- -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22566#comment:2> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS
#22566: Can't install groff 1.20.1 on Snow Leopard 10.6.2 ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: dreamcat4@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: Keywords: | Port: groff ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Comment(by ryandesign@…): groff installs fine for me on Leopard and Snow Leopard. Don't understand why it doesn't work for you. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22566#comment:3> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS
#22566: Can't install groff 1.20.1 on Snow Leopard 10.6.2 ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: dreamcat4@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: Keywords: | Port: groff ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Comment(by steve@…): I was doing a "sudo port upgrade --force installed" following a Snow Leopard upgrade, and ran into the same groff issue. Reinstalling Texinfo solved it for me: sudo port upgrade --force texinfo I was then able to successfully upgrade my installed gems. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22566#comment:4> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS
#22566: Can't install groff 1.20.1 on Snow Leopard 10.6.2 ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: dreamcat4@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: Keywords: | Port: groff ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Comment(by steve@…): Gah. I meant ports, not gems. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22566#comment:5> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS
#22566: Can't install groff 1.20.1 on Snow Leopard 10.6.2 ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: dreamcat4@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: Keywords: | Port: groff ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Comment(by lord@…): I also had this problem. I did not have 'texinfo' installed, but installing it solved the problem. Thanks! -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22566#comment:6> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS
#22566: Can't install groff 1.20.1 on Snow Leopard 10.6.2 ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- Reporter: dreamcat4@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: Resolution: worksforme | Keywords: Port: groff | ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- Changes (by jmr@…): * status: new => closed * resolution: => worksforme Comment: Closing as this appears to be a Migration issue. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/22566#comment:7> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS
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