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Mpkg developer target error
by Jason & Kristin Pollock 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Trying to create a mpkg of nmap and dependancies using "port mpkg nmap" on and Intel MacBook Pro uptodate macports install. It is failing, is anyone else having this problem? Error: sudo port mpkg nmap ---> Creating pkg for nmap-4.11 Error: Target com.apple.pkg returned: shell command "mkbom /opt/local/ var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.macports.org_dpupdate_dport s_net_nmap/work/destroot /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.macports.org_dpupdate_dport s_net_nmap/work/nmap-4.11.pkg/Contents/Archive.bom" returned error 1 Command output: can't stat /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.macports.org_dpupdate_dport s_net_nmap/work/destroot (No such file or directory) can't make bom /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.macports.org_dpupdate_dport s_net_nmap/work/nmap-4.11.pkg/Contents/Archive.bom for dir /opt/local/ var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.macports.org_dpupdate_dport s_net_nmap/work/destroot Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks, Jason, Kristin, Emily and Lauren Pollock JPollock1(a)mac.com

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failed to build: vte py-gtk2
by Jerry Rocteur 04 Nov '06

04 Nov '06

Hi, I was unhappy with fink and thought I'd give macports a try, so far so good but not easy to find information .. I tried Googling and I can't find search for the list's archive .. What is the best way to get information about failed building and dependenices.. Anyway, I won't complain as I'm just starting out and there probably is a source of information, I just have not found it yet. I'd like to install Terminal, I found it, did a selfupdate, then a sync and then tried to install it.. [12:54:10 incc-g5 ~] sudo port install Terminal ---> Building py-gtk2 with target all Error: Target com.apple.build returned: shell command "cd "/opt/local/var/db/dports/build/_opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports_python_py-gtk2/work/pygtk-2.10.1" && make all" returned error 2 Command output: make all-recursive Making all in codegen make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'. Making all in . make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'. Making all in gtk /bin/sh ../libtool --mode=link gcc -g -O2 -Wall -std=c9x -fno-strict-aliasing -o glade.la -rpath /opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk -module -avoid-version -export-symbols-regex initglade glade_la-libglademodule.lo glade_la-libglade.lo -L/opt/local/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lglade-2.0 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lxml2 -lpthread -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -ltiff -ljpeg -lm -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lSM -lICE -lgobject-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lintl -liconv -lfreetype -lz -lfontconfig -lpng12 -lXrender -lX11 rm -fr .libs/glade.exp generating symbol list for `glade.la' /usr/bin/nm -p .libs/glade_la-libglademodule.o .libs/glade_la-libglade.o | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ ]$[BCDEGRST][BCDEGRST]*$[ ][ ]*_$[_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*$$/\1 _\2 \2/p' | /usr/bin/sed 's/.* //' | sort | uniq > .libs/glade.exp grep -E -e "initglade" ".libs/glade.exp" > ".libs/glade.expT" mv -f ".libs/glade.expT" ".libs/glade.exp" sed -e "s,#.*,," -e "s,^[ ]*,," -e "s,^$..*$,_&," < .libs/glade.exp > .libs/glade-symbols.expsym gcc ${wl}-flat_namespace ${wl}-undefined ${wl}suppress -o .libs/glade.so -bundle .libs/glade_la-libglademodule.o .libs/glade_la-libglade.o -L/opt/local/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib /opt/local/lib/libglade-2.0.dylib /opt/local/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.dylib /opt/local/lib/libexpat.dylib /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.dylib /opt/local/lib/libz.dylib /opt/local/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.dylib /opt/local/lib/libxml2.dylib -lpthread /opt/local/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.dylib /opt/local/lib/libatk-1.0.dylib /opt/local/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.dylib /opt/local/lib/libtiff.dylib /opt/local/lib/libjpeg.dylib -lm /opt/local/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.dylib /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.dylib /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.dylib /opt/local/lib/libpango-1.0.dylib /opt/local/lib/libcairo.dylib -lSM -lICE /opt/local/lib/libgobject-2.0.dylib /opt/local/lib/libgmodule-2.0.dylib /opt/local/lib/libglib-2.0.dylib /opt/local/lib/libintl.dylib /opt/local/lib/libiconv.dylib /opt/local/lib/libfreetype.dylib -lz /opt/local/lib/libfontconfig.dylib /opt/local/lib/libpng12.dylib /opt/local/lib/libXrender.dylib -lX11 /usr/bin/ld: warning -prebind has no effect with -bundle /usr/bin/ld: Undefined symbols: _libintl_dgettext referenced from libglade-2 expected to be defined in /opt/local/lib/libintl.3.dylib _libintl_textdomain referenced from libglade-2 expected to be defined in /opt/local/lib/libintl.3.dylib collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[2]: *** [glade.la] Error 1 make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make: *** [all] Error 2 Error: The following dependencies failed to build: vte py-gtk2 Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. ________________________________________ I'm not sure what to do now ? [13:00:51 incc-g5 ~] ll /opt/local/lib/libintl.* -rw-r--r-- 2 root admin 134688 14 Oct 16:17 /opt/local/lib/libintl.8.0.0.dylib lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 19 14 Oct 16:18 /opt/local/lib/libintl.8.dylib -> libintl.8.0.0.dylib -rw-r--r-- 2 root admin 166584 14 Oct 16:17 /opt/local/lib/libintl.a lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 19 14 Oct 16:18 /opt/local/lib/libintl.dylib -> libintl.8.0.0.dylib -rw-r--r-- 2 root admin 869 14 Oct 16:17 /opt/local/lib/libintl.la Thanks in advance, -- _ Jerry Rocteur MACosX(a)rocteur.CC _|_|_ http://www.rocteur.cc (0 0) MSN macosx(a)rocteur.cc ooO--(_)--Ooo Jabber jerry(a)jabber.rocteur.cc _________________________________________________

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Wireshark issue with New MacBook Pro
by Mike Savory 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

Hi All Can somebody point me in the correct direction for reporting this..... I have looked on the Wireshark-user mailing list (which I am just joining) but nothing is mentioned. I just received my new MBP today, and the first thing I did was install MP and selfupdate... Then installed wireshark, everything compiles fine (good job MP team). The interesting issue is that as soon as I do a "> sudo tshark -i en1" it kills my wireless association, and I have to reconnect after the capture to get back into my Apple Extreme wireless connection, all other devices on the network are unaffected. If I run Wireshark under X it has the same effect. Running " > sudo tcpdump -i en1 works fine as you would expect. When running Wireshark the wireless network dies as soon as you open a "List the available Capture Interface" window the wireless connection dies. The window shows the interface "wlt1", "ifconfig" shows the en1 as inactive. Performing an actual capture on this interface shows the 802.11 beacon frames from my AP. This is annoying as I often use Wireshark to capture on my en0 while remaining connected to my network via en1, but as soon as I open a capture dialog, my network connection drops. Has anyone else seen this on Intel Macs? Or is it perhaps a function of the drives for the "Pre-802.11n" Athereos chipset used in the newest Macs?? Thanks in advance for any help. Regards Mike On Aug 8, 2006, at 3:00 PM, Eric Hall wrote: > On Tue, Aug 08, 2006 at 02:33:13PM -0700, Mike Savory wrote: >>> The Ethereal packet sniffer is changing names and getting a new >> home.... >>> Wireshark. http://www.wireshark.org/ >> >> Wireshark 0.99.2 was Released Jul 17, 2006 >> >> Is anyone looking at upgrading/replacing the current Ethereal port ?? >> >> The Wireshark 0.99.2 fixes some security issues over the last >> ethereal 0.99.0, Revision 1 that is in the current portfile. >> >> Is there a way of coping with a port that changes name? should there >> just be a new port for Wireshark. how about invalidating the old >> ethereal port (with a UI_message to says its been replaced by >> wireshark....) >> > > The wireshark port was added 2 weeks ago.... > > Ethereal will get some sort of notice that wireshark exists, > haven't decided how that will happen yet. > > > -eric > >

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Perl MacPorts Status
by Matthew Ross 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

I created a web page that shows the version status of all the Perl MacPorts. I was inspired by a page someone did for Gnome. I hope this will motivate people to update the ports they maintain and get people to takeover unmaintained ports. The page will be updated regularly. Please email me directly if you have any problems with the page. The new page can be found here: http://www.trulycertifiable.com/perl_macports_status.html

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Re: Installing Apache2 on MacBook Pro issue
by Julien KRIVACSY 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Good Morning, Actually, I don't understand why is it... I have a fresh XCode 2.4 install (from Apple Website) and I successfully selfupdated macports (which require compiling and which was successfull in using -arch i686). By compiling apache2 dependencies, it compilled several packages like expat and I don't remember others., everything went right, so libiconv seems to brings out some problems on my machine. If you want me to try something to check, do not hesitate because I'm stuck... Thanks, Julien Le 31 oct. 06 à 03:39, Marius Schamschula a écrit : > Julien, > > In general it is not a good idea to mix build systems. DarwinPorts > tries to build into its own space. > > My (HMUG) ports go into /usr/local, whereas DP, by default > settings, go into /opt/local. Thus the HMUG version of libiconv was > not in the path for your DP build. > > However, the real question is why the DP version of libiconv didn't > work for you. Why do you have a PPC /opt/local/lib/libiconv.dylib > on a i386 system? > > On Oct 30, 2006, at 7:45 PM, Julien KRIVACSY wrote: > >> /tmp/libiconv-1.1 is because after several unsuccessful attempt >> from ports, I tried to download libiconv from a website (hmug if I >> remember well) and the install was successful but it didn't solved >> my problem because the version from hmug was not seen from port. >> >> I just forgot to change directory. >> >>> I believe the recommended way is to download >>> DarwinPorts-1.3.1-10.4.dmg from http://svn.macosforge.org/ >>> repository/macports/downloads/Darwinports-1.3.1/ >> That's the one I took. >> >> Thank you >> >> Le 31 oct. 06 à 02:39, Ryan Schmidt a écrit : >> >>> On Oct 30, 2006, at 19:02, Julien KRIVACSY wrote: >>> >>>> I'm a newbie with macports and I am trying to install ruby on >>>> rails by port. To do this, I'm following this tutorial : http:// >>>> blog.duncandavidson.com/2006/04/sandboxing_rail.html >>>> >>>> But while compiling libiconv (in apache2), I've got an error and >>>> I don't know what to do. Apparently, port is trying to compile a >>>> PPC version and I have got a MacBook Pro 1.83. >>>> >>>> Here's the error : >>>> MacBook:/tmp/libiconv-1.11 root# port install apache2 >>>> ---> Staging libiconv into destroot >>> [snip] >>>> /usr/bin/ld: warning /opt/local/lib/libiconv.dylib cputype (18, >>>> architecture ppc) does not match cputype (7) for specified -arch >>>> flag: i386 (file not loaded) >>>> /usr/bin/ld: Undefined symbols: >>>> __libiconv_version >>>> _iconv_canonicalize >>>> _libiconv >>>> _libiconv_close >>>> _libiconv_open >>>> _libiconvctl >>>> _libiconvlist >>>> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status >>>> make[1]: *** [install] Error 1 >>>> make: *** [install] Error 2 >>> >>> Some questions... >>> >>> What is /tmp/libiconv-1.11? Why is that there? >>> >>> How did you originally install MacPorts? I believe the >>> recommended way is to download DarwinPorts-1.3.1-10.4.dmg from >>> http://svn.macosforge.org/repository/macports/downloads/ >>> Darwinports-1.3.1/ . That should be a Universal Binary and work >>> properly on Intel and PowerPC Macs. Is that how you installed it? >>> > > Marius > -- > Marius Schamschula Webmaster > > The Huntsville Macintosh Users Group > www.hmug.org > > webmaster at hmug dot org marius at schamschula dot com > >

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port install xpdf
by Walt Burkhard 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Hello, I am new to the MacPorts arena; this seems to be a great enterprise! I am also new to the Mac world having purchased my first iMac Tiger recently. I managed to install ispell from MacPorts without a hitch; thanks. However, when I install xpdf the resulting configuration obtains an execution error which I repeat here. mac 128: xpdf <something>.pdf dyld: Library not loaded: /opt/local/lib/libiconv.2.dylib Referenced from: /opt/local/lib/libXm.4.dylib Reason: Incompatible library version: libXn.4.dylib requires version 7.0.0 or later, but libiconv.2.dylib provides version 5.0.0 Trace/BPT trap mac 129: My environmental DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib:/usr/local/lib:/usr/X11R6/lib:/opt/local/lib: As another side note, ps2pdf works fine. What other info do I need obtain for insight here? What else do I need here? Thanks in advance for your assistance. Walt Burkhard

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Trouble with installing mysql5
by Takashi Yoshida 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Hi all, Does anyone have problem with installing mysql5? I tried to install it several times on my MacBook Pro, but it looks like the tarball does not exist at the server. I get the following error message: $ sudo port -d install mysql5 +server DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/db/dports/sources/ rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports/databases/mysql5 DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/db/dports/sources/ rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports/databases/mysql5 DEBUG: Requested variant darwin is not provided by port mysql5. DEBUG: Requested variant i386 is not provided by port mysql5. DEBUG: Requested variant macosx is not provided by port mysql5. DEBUG: Executing variant darwin_8 provides darwin_8 DEBUG: Executing variant server provides server DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/db/dports/sources/ rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports/archivers/zlib DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/db/dports/sources/ rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports/archivers/zlib DEBUG: Searching for dependency: zlib DEBUG: Found Dependency: receipt exists for zlib DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/db/dports/sources/ rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports/devel/openssl DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/db/dports/sources/ rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports/devel/openssl DEBUG: Searching for dependency: openssl DEBUG: Found Dependency: receipt exists for openssl DEBUG: Executing com.apple.main (mysql5) ---> Fetching mysql5 DEBUG: Executing com.apple.fetch (mysql5) ---> mysql-5.0.26.tar.gz doesn't seem to exist in /opt/local/var/db/ dports/distfiles/mysql5 ---> Attempting to fetch mysql-5.0.26.tar.gz from http:// mysql.mirrors.pair.com/Downloads/MySQL-5.0/ % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:01 --:--:-- 0 DEBUG: Fetching failed:: HTTP response code said error ---> Attempting to fetch mysql-5.0.26.tar.gz from http:// mysql.he.net/Downloads/MySQL-5.0/ % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 350 222 350 734 0 0 533 0 --:--:-- 0:00:01 --:--:-- 533 ---> Verifying checksum(s) for mysql5 DEBUG: Executing com.apple.checksum (mysql5) ---> Checksumming mysql-5.0.26.tar.gz Error: Checksum (md5) mismatch for mysql-5.0.26.tar.gz Portfile checksum: mysql-5.0.26.tar.gz md5 63ec8afeaf202c435b12d112f5ce7857 Distfile checksum: mysql-5.0.26.tar.gz md5 b9c61efd40b65217481aff1e02a9d7e6 Error: Checksum (sha1) mismatch for mysql-5.0.26.tar.gz Portfile checksum: mysql-5.0.26.tar.gz sha1 7197159f9214722aa41b82ad80f87b4af5d232ce Distfile checksum: mysql-5.0.26.tar.gz sha1 f2c5254e437c1c91712c74877ecdc5e95d95cae2 Error: Target com.apple.checksum returned: Unable to verify file checksums Warning: the following items did not execute (for mysql5): com.apple.activate com.apple.extract com.apple.checksum com.apple.patch com.apple.configure com.apple.build com.apple.destroot com.apple.install Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. I tried to download the file directory using a web browser, but I can't find the file there either. Can anyone help me? And also, when download error occurs, what can I do (my connection to the server isn't always stable)? I tried running: sudo port -d clean <package name>. After this, I try installing again but I always end up having the same error. It seems like it's not even retrying to download. I have to dig around /opt/local/var for the offending file and it's really cumbersome. Is there a quick way to redownload the source files without having to dig around? -- Takashi Yoshida tyoshida [at] mac [dot] com

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Installing Apache2 on MacBook Pro issue
by Julien KRIVACSY 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Hello, I'm a newbie with macports and I am trying to install ruby on rails by port. To do this, I'm following this tutorial : http:// blog.duncandavidson.com/2006/04/sandboxing_rail.html But while compiling libiconv (in apache2), I've got an error and I don't know what to do. Apparently, port is trying to compile a PPC version and I have got a MacBook Pro 1.83. Here's the error : MacBook:/tmp/libiconv-1.11 root# port install apache2 ---> Staging libiconv into destroot Error: Target com.apple.destroot returned: shell command "cd "/opt/ local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/libiconv-1.11" && make install DESTDIR=/ opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/destroot" returned error 2 Command output: chmod 644 /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/destroot/opt/local/lib/libiconv.a ranlib /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/destroot/opt/local/lib/libiconv.a libtool: install: warning: remember to run `libtool --finish /opt/ local/lib' if test -n ""; then /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 /opt/local/var/db/ dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/destroot/opt/local/lib/.new && mv /opt/ local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/destroot/opt/local/lib/.new /opt/local/ var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/destroot/opt/local/lib/ ; fi cd srclib && make install prefix='/opt/local' exec_prefix='/opt/ local' libdir='/opt/local/lib' make install-am make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'. make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'. cd src && make install prefix='/opt/local' exec_prefix='/opt/local' libdir='/opt/local/lib' test `ls -ld . | sed -e 's/^d$.........$.*/\1/'` = rwxrwxrwx || chmod 777 . if [ ! -d /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/destroot/opt/local ] ; then /bin/sh ../ build-aux/mkinstalldirs /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/destroot/opt/local ; fi if [ ! -d /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/destroot/opt/local ] ; then /bin/sh ../ build-aux/mkinstalldirs /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/destroot/opt/local ; fi if [ ! -d /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/destroot/opt/local/bin ] ; then /bin/ sh ../build-aux/mkinstalldirs /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/destroot/opt/local/bin ; fi case "darwin8.8.1" in \ hpux*) gcc `if test -n ''; then /opt/local/bin; fi` iconv.o ../ srclib/libicrt.a -L/opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/destroot/opt/local/lib -liconv `if test - n '/opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/destroot'; then echo " -Wl,+b -Wl,/opt/ local/lib"; fi` -o iconv;; \ *) /bin/sh ../libtool --mode=link gcc `if test -n ''; then /opt/ local/bin; fi` iconv.o ../srclib/libicrt.a /opt/local/var/db/dports/ build/ _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dp orts_textproc_libiconv/work/destroot/opt/local/lib/libiconv.la -o iconv;; \ esac gcc iconv.o -o iconv ../srclib/libicrt.a /opt/local/lib/libiconv.dylib /usr/bin/ld: warning /opt/local/lib/libiconv.dylib cputype (18, architecture ppc) does not match cputype (7) for specified -arch flag: i386 (file not loaded) /usr/bin/ld: Undefined symbols: __libiconv_version _iconv_canonicalize _libiconv _libiconv_close _libiconv_open _libiconvctl _libiconvlist collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[1]: *** [install] Error 1 make: *** [install] Error 2 Error: The following dependencies failed to build: apr-util libiconv openssl zlib pcre Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. Can somebody help me because I really don't know what to do, and I'm stuck.... Thank you, Julien

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Re: Installing Apache2 on MacBook Pro issue
by Julien KRIVACSY 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Yes, I did it several times, and the update worked, but not the installation of libiconv. I got macports from macports website, and I took the DarwinPorts-1.3.1-10.4.dmg package. I'll try with the 1.3.2 to see, but I already updated via selfupdate so... A bientôt, Julien --------------------------------- http://www.emprint.fr/ Le 31 oct. 06 à 02:14, jeanpierre(a)gmail.com a écrit : > On 10/30/06, Julien KRIVACSY <julien(a)emprint.fr> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I'm a newbie with macports and I am trying to install ruby on >> rails by port. >> To do this, I'm following this tutorial : >> http://blog.duncandavidson.com/2006/04/sandboxing_rail.html >> >> But while compiling libiconv (in apache2), I've got an error and I >> don't >> know what to do. Apparently, port is trying to compile a PPC >> version and I >> have got a MacBook Pro 1.83. > > quite strange indeed, i wonder if somehow you've managed to install a > PPC compiled version of macports (i am not sure why macports would try > and build a ppc version of libiconv otherwise). if you run the > selfupdate command, does that get you any further along? > > % sudo port selfupdate > > cheers, > jean-pierre >

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Re: future of latex distribution?
by Gregory Wright 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Hi John, On Oct 30, 2006, at 1:25 AM, John Owens wrote: > Howdy, I'm a frequent LaTeX user and have for the past couple of years > used the very nice tetex distribution via MacPorts. Unfortunately the > maintainer will no longer be maintaining it: > > http://www.tug.org/tetex/ > > and that's a long-term problem for MacPorts, as I think it's really > desirable to have a MacPorts port for a LaTeX distribution. > > One option is TeX Live, currently released once a year, and is > probably the best place to start: > > http://www.tug.org/texlive/ > Yes, TeXLive is one option but it is a _big_ project to rip apart the TeXLive distribution, build the binaries from source and repackage the TeX files into something like the texmf/ directories of teTeX. The real problem is that TeXLive is an entire parallel packaging scheme, not very compatible with MacPorts. Adapting TeXLive could be done, but it really needs someone to spend a lot of time making it work. That person won't be me in the near future; I am busy now with real work and keeping the getting all the haskell ports working with the latest compiler release. > MacTeX is another possibility, and is included in TeX Live, I guess: > > http://tug.org/mactex/ > > There's the less frequently used XeTeX distribution: > > http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=xetex > > Mostly I just hope that we can have a distribution that keeps > reasonably current with the latest pdftex versions, and it does not > appear that tetex will do so. Perhaps this has already been discussed > and decided? Just wanted to bring it up if not ... > Nothing has been decided; whoever steps up and contributes a portfile is the decision maker ;-) -Greg > JDO

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