ASSP port testing, not getting all perl mods to work

Joshua Root jmr at macports.org
Fri Jan 23 03:43:42 PST 2009


Scott Haneda wrote:
> Looking back over the install log:
> 
> Warning: violation by /usr
> Warning: p5-mail-spf 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 p5-mail-spf @v2.006_0
> 
> I did some quick searching.... I am taking a guess, but does this mod
> try to install somewhere it should not be installing?  What is the
> course of action here, modify the source, or go to the developer?

Yes, that would certainly be the problem. Use `port contents
p5-mail-spf` to see exactly what has been installed where. Other perl
module ports install to $prefix, so it does seem to be a bug with this
particular module, or at least an oddity that makes it need special
treatment.

- Josh


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