On Nov 15, 2007, at 17:37, William Davis wrote:
On Nov 15, 2007, at 6:13 PM, Kurt Hillig wrote:
I'm trying to install gnucash, and running into a problem with
slib-guile16.
It looks like there's a bug in its installation script (makefile?
I'm new to this stuff), in that it tries to create a link that
already exists, causing it to bomb:
G5Q > sudo port install -f gnucash +guile16
---> Staging slib-guile16 into destroot
Error: Target org.macports.destroot returned: could not create
new link
"/opt/local/var/macports/build/
_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_deve
l_slib-guile16/work/destroot//opt/local/share/guile/slib":
that path already exists
Error: The following dependencies failed to build: slib-guile16
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
I've verified this by installing XCode and macports (the latest
versions) on my brand new laptop and simply trying 'port install
slib-guile16'; it builds the dependencies but then fails to
install slib-guile16, giving the same error message.
As I said, I'm new to this stuff; if I knew where to look I might
be able to fix it, but there are a lot of files to poke through
and I don't really know what does what...
Advice would be greatly appreciated!
> Computers were invented to help people waste more time faster <
gnucash lists both guile16 and slib-guile16 as dependentcies,
however guile16 also lists slib-guile16 as a dependency. I wonder
if this is causing two build attempts on slib-guile16 and producing
your error? Just a guess......
William, that definitely cannot be the problem. If MacPorts had such
a problem, practically nothing could be installed. It's perfectly
normal to declare dependencies in that way.
Kurt, I get the same error as you when trying to install slib-
guile16. The portfile is clearly in error. Please file a bug report
in Trac and be sure to assign it to the port's maintainer so this can
be fixed.
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