[MacPorts] #51287: Inkscape crashes on startup if enchant is installed with +applespell

[Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia]

> On May 12, 2016, at 12:57, David Evans <devans at macports.org> wrote:
> 
> On 5/12/16 2:53 AM, MacPorts wrote:
>> #51287: Inkscape crashes on startup if enchant is installed with +applespell
>> -------------------------------+----------------------
>>  Reporter:  jo.vanoost@…      |      Owner:  devans@…
>>      Type:  defect            |     Status:  closed
>>  Priority:  Normal            |  Milestone:
>> Component:  ports             |    Version:
>> Resolution:  fixed             |   Keywords:
>>      Port:  inkscape enchant  |
>> -------------------------------+----------------------
>> 
>> Comment (by raimue@…):
>> 
>> Replying to [comment:9 devans@…]:
>>> I've updated the dependencies in inkscape in r148331, requiring enchant
>> +aspell -applespell.  This fixes the spell checking issue reported here
>> although enchant has to be manually installed with these variants for the
>> build to succeed.  Will do the same for inkscape-devel shortly.
>> 
>> This forces everyone with inkscape installed to manually switch the
>> enchant variants before their upgrade can continue, as the default
>> installation is still enchant +applespell. I got multiple reports
>> (personally and on IRC) from people that were unsure what to do. The error
>> message is a bit confusing and does not tell users how they are supposed
>> to proceed:
>> 
>> {{{
>> --->  Fetching archive for inkscape
>> Error: Failed to archivefetch inkscape: enchant must be installed with
>> +aspell and without +applespell.
>> }}}
>> 
>> To document it somewhere, the command to switch variants before attempting
>> an upgrade of inkscape would be:
>> {{{
>> $ sudo port upgrade --enforce-variants enchant +aspell -applespell
>> }}}
>> 
> 
> Thanks for mentioning this.  I also had misgivings about the error message which emanates from the activate variants
> port group.  I've also seen a number of questions from people who were unsure what to do and not just for inkscape.
> I don't have the time right now to do anything about this but perhaps someone else can look at the port group and see if
> this message can be made clearer (e.g. directly indicate the appropriate command to execute in all cases).
> 
> I still think it would be better to reinstate +aspell as the default variant as it previously was and leave +applespell
> as an option for those who favor it.  This would avoid breaking the default build on a popular application.

If +applespell is really broken in enchant on Mountain Lion, then this change should be made on the enchant Portfile and just on Mountain Lion.

--Jeremy

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