#52492: Fribidi port installation on Mac 10.12 (Sierra) fails --------------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: kevhilton@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.4 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: fribidi | --------------------------+-------------------------------- Comment (by kevhilton@…): Here are the errors I'm getting trying to install fribidi port on Sierra {{{ sudo port install fribidi ---> Computing dependencies for fribidi ---> Installing fribidi @0.19.7_0 Error: org.macports.install for port fribidi returned: no destroot found at: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_fribidi/fribidi/work/destroot Please see the log file for port fribidi for details: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_fribidi/fribidi/main.log To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide }}} Digging into the log file -- here I believe is the relevant section {{{ :debug:main Executing org.macports.main (fribidi) :debug:main changing euid/egid - current euid: 0 - current egid: 0 :debug:main egid changed to: 501 :debug:main euid changed to: 502 :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.archivefetch (fribidi) :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.fetch (fribidi) :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.checksum (fribidi) :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.extract (fribidi) :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.patch (fribidi) :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.configure (fribidi) :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.build (fribidi) :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.destroot (fribidi) :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:install install phase started at Mon Oct 3 12:59:56 CDT 2016 :notice:install ---> Installing fribidi @0.19.7_0 :debug:install Can't run install on this port without elevated privileges. Escalating privileges back to root. :debug:install euid changed to: 0. egid changed to: 0. :debug:install Executing org.macports.install (fribidi) :debug:install Using /usr/bin/tar :debug:install Using /usr/bin/bzip2 :error:install org.macports.install for port fribidi returned: no destroot found at: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_fribidi/fribidi/work/destroot :debug:install Error code: NONE :debug:install Backtrace: no destroot found at: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_fribidi/fribidi/work/destroot while executing "create_archive $location $portarchivetype" (procedure "portinstall::install_main" line 22) invoked from within "portinstall::install_main org.macports.install" ("eval" body line 1) invoked from within "eval $procedure $targetname" :info:install Warning: targets not executed for fribidi: org.macports.activate org.macports.install}}} -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/52492#comment:1> MacPorts <https://www.macports.org/> Ports system for the Mac operating system