#49326: snort @2.9.7.6: Unknown pidfile style /opt/local/var/run/snort_en1.pid presented to startupitem.pidfile --------------------------+----------------------- Reporter: ryandesign@… | Owner: jul_bsd@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.4 Keywords: | Port: snort --------------------------+----------------------- snort uses the `startupitem.pidfile` variable incorrectly: {{{ ---> Computing dependencies for snort ---> Fetching distfiles for snort ---> Attempting to fetch snort-2.9.7.6.tar.gz from https://www.snort.org/downloads/snort/ ---> Verifying checksums for snort ---> Extracting snort ---> Configuring snort ---> Building snort ---> Staging snort into destroot ---> Creating launchd control script Error: ---> Unknown pidfile style /opt/local/var/run/snort_en1.pid presented to startupitem.pidfile ########################################################### # A startup item has been generated that will aid in # starting snort with launchd. It is disabled # by default. Execute the following command to start it, # and to cause it to launch at startup: # # sudo port load snort ########################################################### ---> Installing snort @2.9.7.6_0+mysql56+universal ---> Cleaning snort ---> Computing dependencies for snort ---> Deactivating snort @2.9.7.3_0+mysql56+universal ---> Activating snort @2.9.7.6_0+mysql56+universal ---> Cleaning snort ---> Uninstalling snort @2.9.7.3_0+mysql56+universal }}} You need to specify who creates the pidfile and who cleans it up. See https://guide.macports.org/#reference.startupitems.script Also, does `--create-pidfile` need to be added to `startupitem.executable`? -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/49326> MacPorts <https://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X