Problem with a Qt application portfile

[Linc Davis]

On Dec 5, 2007, at 12:29 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:

> On Dec 5, 2007, at 10:26, Linc Davis wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to port evolvotron:
>>
>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/evolvotron
>>
>> It build with qmake. Works in Fink.
>>
>> So far, I have this:
>>
>> PortSystem 1.0
>> name                evolvotron
>> version             0.4.0
>> categories          graphics x11
>> platforms           darwin
>> maintainers         nomaintainer at macports.org
>> homepage            http://sourceforge.net/projects/evolvotron
>> master_sites        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/evolvotron/
>> checksums           md5 ab6f3a3247e36ca0024d3837f78bdf6b
>> description         "Generative art" image evolver, based on Qt
>> long_description    "Generative art" software to evolve images/ 
>> textures/patterns through an \
>>                     iterative process of random mutation and user- 
>> selection driven evolution.
>> depends_lib         port:qt3
>> depends_build       port:graphviz port:doxygen
>> patchfiles          patch-common.pro patch-evolvotron.pro
>> worksrcdir          ${name}
>> configure.args      --mandir=${prefix}/share/man
>> destroot.destdir    INSTALL_ROOT=${destroot}
>> configure.env       QTDIR=${prefix} INSTALLBASE=${prefix}  
>> INSTALLPATH=${destroot}${prefix}
>> build.env           QTDIR=${prefix} INSTALLBASE=${prefix}  
>> INSTALLPATH=${destroot}${prefix}
>> destroot.env        QTDIR=${prefix} INSTALLBASE=${prefix}  
>> INSTALLPATH=${destroot}${prefix}
>>
>> The patches are as follows:
>>
>> --- common.pro.orig	2005-05-11 11:23:36.000000000 -0700
>> +++ common.pro	2007-10-10 09:31:18.000000000 -0700
>> @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
>>  # INSTALLPATH = /usr/local/bin
>>  # For a personal install use something like the next line
>>
>> -INSTALLPATH = /home/$(USER)/bin
>> +#INSTALLPATH = /home/$(USER)/bin
>>
>>  ##################
>>  # Improved optimisation options from qmake defaults.
>> @@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
>>  # This probably wouldn't be usable until all the strings were  
>> moved out of the app - see Qt I18N docs.
>>  # Also add gcc threading option (not entirely clear whether this  
>> is needed but it doesn't seem to hurt)
>>
>> -QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += -DQT_NO_ASCII_CAST -pthread
>> -QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG += -DQT_NO_ASCII_CAST -pthread
>> +QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += -DQT_NO_ASCII_CAST
>> +QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG += -DQT_NO_ASCII_CAST
>>
>>  ######################################
>>  # Hide those crufty moc_ files away
>>
>> --- evolvotron/evolvotron.pro.orig	2007-10-06 21:02:12.000000000  
>> -0700
>> +++ evolvotron/evolvotron.pro	2007-10-06 21:03:32.000000000 -0700
>> @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
>>
>>  QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += -I../libevolvotron
>>  QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG   += -I../libevolvotron
>> +QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE   += -undefined dynamic_lookup
>>
>>  target.path = $$INSTALLPATH
>>
>> I get as far as this:
>>
>> --->  Fetching evolvotron
>> --->  Verifying checksum(s) for evolvotron
>> --->  Extracting evolvotron
>> --->  Applying patches to evolvotron
>> --->  Configuring evolvotron
>> --->  Building evolvotron with target all
>> --->  Staging evolvotron into destroot
>> --->  Packaging tgz archive for evolvotron 0.4.0_0
>>
>> And then I get this:
>>
>> Error: Target org.macports.archive returned: error copying "/opt/ 
>> local/var/macports/build/ 
>> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_local_graphics_evolvotron/ 
>> work/.macports.evolvotron.state" to "/opt/local/var/macports/build/ 
>> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_local_graphics_evolvotron/work/ 
>> destroot/+STATE": no such file or directory
>> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
>>
>> The destroot directory appears momentarily in the work directory,  
>> then disappears. Apparently it's being deleted just before the tgz  
>> archive is created. I have no idea why.
>>
>> Passing the -d option to 'port install' has no effect on the build  
>> output. MacPorts 1.520, Mac OS 10.4.11 PPC, Xcode 2.4.1.
>
> Why are you "Packaging tgz archive"?

# Create and use binary archive packages for installation/ 
reinstallation ease

> Does it work if you skip that step?

No:

--->  Fetching evolvotron
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for evolvotron
--->  Extracting evolvotron
--->  Applying patches to evolvotron
--->  Configuring evolvotron
--->  Building evolvotron with target all
--->  Staging evolvotron into destroot
--->  Installing evolvotron 0.4.0_0
couldn't change working directory to "/opt/local/var/macports/build/ 
_opt_local_var_macports_sources_local_graphics_evolvotron/work/ 
destroot": no such file or directory
--->  Activating evolvotron 0.4.0_0