MacPorts v1.4.2 released

[James Berry]

On Apr 17, 2007, at 7:27 PM, David Liontooth wrote:

>> I believe that if you pass the -p flag to port, that this error (and
>> any others) in a particular port will be ignored. The -p flag
>> basically says that, while processing multiple ports (such as those
>> furnished by all) that an error in one should be ignored.
> Hi James,
>
> I just upgraded to your hot-off-the-stove 1.4.3 flawlessly, and  
> then tried
>
>      sudo port -f clean -p --all all

This command should have been:

	     sudo port -f -p clean --all all

which would have ignored the problem with gtk26 no longer being present.

>
> It stumbled here:
>
>     Error: Unable to open port: couldn't change working directory to
>     "/opt/local/var/db/dports/sources/ 
> rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports/x11/gtk26":
>     no such file or directory

>
> The gtk26 maintainer just requested the package be removed, and Maun
> Suang reported, "Done in r24129." I found
> /opt/local/etc/ports/sources.conf, where it seems port is  
> downloading a
> fresh list -- what's the design feature that throws up this  
> disagreement?

That's due, unfortunately, to the PortIndex being generated at a  
lower frequency than the sync of the subversion tree to the rsync  
repository.
So the PortIndex is slightly out of date with respect to the rest of  
the rsync files.

> This time I created a fake directory and portfile and got past that
> point, only to stumble again on the same package as when I was not  
> using
> the -p flag:
>
>     nhc98 is not supported on OS X i386 yet
>
> I would much prefer you were correct that the -p flag would inspire  
> port
> to take such troubles in its stride, but alas, it fell on its face  
> again.

Yeah, even -p (properly placed) won't get you past this one. The port  
author was calling exit, on i386, whenever the Portfile was opened.
I've checked in a revision to that port (r24159) which defers the  
error report until build time, and then does so in a somewhat nicer  
fashion.

Thanks for the report.

James.