Pyraf question

[Joshua Root]

On 2010-1-2 01:00 , Joshua Root wrote:
> On 2010-1-2 00:24 , David Nicholls wrote:
>> Some progress: the pre-install tests work, but I suspect the port
>> install process is not going to let me configure:  The error message I
>> get is:
>> --------
>>
>> sudo port install
>> --->  Computing dependencies for pyraf
>> --->  Configuring pyraf
>> Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell
>> command " cd
>> "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_Users_dcnicholls_python_pyraf/work/pyraf-1.8.1"
>> && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local " returned error 127
>> Command output: sh: ./configure: No such file or directory
>>
>> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
>> -------
>>
>> The /opt/local/var/macports... directory does exist, so I presume the
>> problem lies with the ./configure --prefix step
>>
>> Or maybe it's because I'm trying to turn a stand-alone install tar.gz
>> file to work with Macports?
> 
> Well, is there a configure script or not?

Actually, given that this is a python module, you most likely want to
use the appropriate PortGroup, which would set 'use_configure no' for you.

- Josh