On Nov 16, 2007, at 19:07, Charles Rich wrote:
Hmmm... I guess I breathed a sigh of relief too quickly. Xfig starts without error, but as soon as I pull down any menu from the toolbar, it crashes with the following error:
~> xfig color = '#ffcccc'
xfig3.2.5: SIGBUS signal trapped xfig: figure empty or not modified - exiting Abort trap ~>
Any advice re what to do next?
I'm afraid I don't know; I don't use xfig. Hopefully the maintainer of the port can comment. I'm Cc'ing him on this email. [snip]
---> Staging xfig into destroot Warning: violation by /etc Warning: violation by /usr Warning: xfig violates the layout of the ports-filesystems! Warning: Please fix or indicate this misbehavior (if it is intended), it will be an error in future releases! ---> Installing xfig 3.2.5_1
Do you know what this means? Should I worry about it?
It means the port needs to be updated to not install files into /etc or /usr. (Ports should generally install files only into ${prefix} which is usually /opt/local.) The problem is filed here but the port maintainer has not yet fixed it: http://trac.macports.org/projects/macports/ticket/12738 On Nov 16, 2007, at 19:04, Charles Rich wrote:
P.S. Similarly with one of the other modules needed for xfig:
---> Staging transfig into destroot Warning: violation by /usr Warning: transfig violates the layout of the ports-filesystems! Warning: Please fix or indicate this misbehavior (if it is intended), it will be an error in future releases!
Same thing as with xfig: the transfig port installs files where it probably should not. A ticket has already been filed about this problem, but the maintainer of the port has not yet taken care of it: http://trac.macports.org/projects/macports/ticket/12806
Finally, regarding your suggestion enter a ticket re this issue of XFree86 vs. Apple X11, I am afraid I am too much of newbie to do a proper job of that. If you think it is appropriate, could you please enter the ticket.
Yup, I filed it here: http://trac.macports.org/projects/macports/ticket/13333