Hi All, I'm running into a little problem building the latest version of postgis (1.3.1). Created the necessary portfile in my local repository, and ran portindex. The latest version in MP is 1.2.1 and requires a patchfile. The patch has not been rolled into the 1.3.1 version, so I left the directive in my local port file. After the attempting to "port install" it several times (and uninstall & cleaning), I decided to step through the install phases. The fetch, checksum, extract & patch stages went without a hitch. Below are the results of the next few stages: AFTER "sudo port -dt configure postgis" results in this: config.status: creating Makefile.config config.status: WARNING: Makefile.config.in seems to ignore the -- datarootdir setting config.status: creating config.h SUMMARY ------------------------------------------------------- HOST_OS: darwin8.10.0 PGSQL: /opt/local/lib/postgresql82/bin/pg_config GEOS: /opt/local/bin/geos-config (with C-API) (ldflags: -L/opt/local/lib) PROJ: prefix=/opt/local libdir=/opt/local/lib ICONV: 1 -liconv PORTNAME: darwin PREFIX: /opt/local EPREFIX: ${prefix} DOC: ${prefix}/share/doc DATA: /opt/local/share/postgis MAN: ${datarootdir}/man BIN: ${exec_prefix}/bin EXT: /opt/local/lib/postgresql82/ (/opt/local/lib/postgresql82/) ------------------------------------------------------- Warning: Target configure has an undeclared dependency on libiconv DEBUG: Target configure has no traceable dependency on proj AFTER "sudo port -dt build postgis" results in this: chmod +x postgis_restore.pl create_undef.pl postgis_proc_upgrade.pl profile_intersects.pl test_estimation.pl test_joinestimation.pl Warning: Target build has an undeclared dependency on openssl Warning: Target build has an undeclared dependency on perl5.8 Warning: Target build has an undeclared dependency on zlib apollo:~ jeff$ AFTER "sudo port -dt destroot postgis" results in this: DEBUG: Executing proc-post-org.macports.destroot-destroot-0 DEBUG: Target destroot has no traceable dependency on geos DEBUG: Target destroot has no traceable dependency on proj Error: Target org.macports.destroot returned: error renaming "/opt/ local/var/macports/build/_Users_jeff_Ports_databases_postgis/work/ destroot/etc/default/postgis": no such file or directory Warning: the following items did not execute (for postgis): org.macports.destroot Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. apollo:~ jeff$ There seem to be a couple of undeclared dependencies and warnings through out the build process, but nothing to stop the install in it's tracks till the destroot stage. Being a relative nu-bee, I'll sure take any hints anyone has to offer. Thanks, Jeff

On Aug 29, 2007, at 2:28 PM, Jeff Stubbs wrote:

AFTER "sudo port -dt destroot postgis" results in this:

DEBUG: Executing proc-post-org.macports.destroot-destroot-0 DEBUG: Target destroot has no traceable dependency on geos DEBUG: Target destroot has no traceable dependency on proj Error: Target org.macports.destroot returned: error renaming "/opt/ local/var/macports/build/_Users_jeff_Ports_databases_postgis/work/ destroot/etc/default/postgis": no such file or directory Warning: the following items did not execute (for postgis): org.macports.destroot Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. apollo:~ jeff

Assuming that your postgis portfile is very similar to the one in macports, the problem is caused by: post-destroot { file rename ${destroot}/etc/default/postgis \ ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/postgis.default } It looks like the version of postgis you are attempting to update the portfile for doesn't have that particular file (or it's installed in a different location). -- Daniel J. Luke +========================================================+ | *---------------- dluke@geeklair.net ----------------* | | *-------------- http://www.geeklair.net -------------* | +========================================================+ | Opinions expressed are mine and do not necessarily | | reflect the opinions of my employer. | +========================================================+

On Aug 29, 2007, at 4:02 PM, Jeff Stubbs wrote:

Just deleted the above, and everything built fine.

There's no maintainer for postgis,

... but you're interested in it. Would you consider becoming the maintainer?

so I'll ask, should these be listed as dependencies of the port?

Warning: Target configure has an undeclared dependency on libiconv Warning: Target build has an undeclared dependency on openssl Warning: Target build has an undeclared dependency on perl5.8 Warning: Target build has an undeclared dependency on zlib

They maybe should be. The trace mode dependency checking isn't always able to perfectly determine if a dependency is real or not, though, so it's possible that it's not important. One thing to do would be to check (perhaps with 'otool -L') and see if any of the postgis binary files link against one of those libraries or not. Another thing to check would be to determine if you can prevent the build from trying to look for/make use of those libraries (by passing a --no-ssl flag to configure, for instance).

Is the below a problem?

DEBUG: Target configure has no traceable dependency on proj

It may or may not be.

It's listed in the "configure.args" for the portfile, what triggered the warning?

Trace mode didn't detect files installed by that port to be used. That doesn't necessarily mean that it's not a valid dependency (but it is a good hint). -- Daniel J. Luke +========================================================+ | *---------------- dluke@geeklair.net ----------------* | | *-------------- http://www.geeklair.net -------------* | +========================================================+ | Opinions expressed are mine and do not necessarily | | reflect the opinions of my employer. | +========================================================+

On Aug 29, 2007, at 22:41, Jeff Stubbs wrote:

On Aug 29, 2007, at 5:07 PM, Daniel J. Luke wrote:

...

... but you're interested in it. Would you consider becoming the maintainer?

Possibly. Right now I feel a little overwhelmed dealing with MP's API and the complexity of trying to build the grass package. That's actually a good sign.... <grin> If I can manage those tasks, I'd feel more competent as a port's maintainer

...

One thing to do would be to check (perhaps with 'otool -L') and see if any of the postgis binary files link against one of those libraries or not.

otool reports that only postgresql and libiconv are dependecies. pgsql is reported in /opt/local, but for some reason, postgis is picking up the iconv library in /usr/lib. Even if I tweak the configure.args directive to point to the libiconv port.

I thought I read in the MP guide, that MP sets the LDFLAGS to point to the /opt/local/lib directory. Something must be hardwired in the makefile or configure script. I'll dig deeper.

Slightly off topic: I like Simon's ruby script that list all the dependencies of a port. Also Ryan had posted an graphic image of a certain port's dependencies. Is there a MP port that can automatically create a graphic image of a port's requirements. I tried manually with OmniGraffle, but got bogged down in the details.

I don't think so. I create my dependency images with a PHP script I wrote. My hope is that the MacPorts web site can eventually show each port's dependency graph.