> On 16 Dec 2015, at 6:53 pm, Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> wrote: > > >> On Dec 15, 2015, at 11:27 PM, j...@tigger.ws wrote: >> >> >> First thanks for all the wise words. >> My *biggest* problem is that one login all works the next login it does not! >> >> Trying desperate measures I upgraded to el Capitan installed the correct >> macports dmg. >> Many ports eg wget do build. qt5 fails to build. gnuplot fails to build (the >> latest ticket says do selfupdate all is fixed, but it is not) >> >> Many tries later so the peamble is done: >> >>> [Haycorn] /Users/jam [502]% sudo port install gnuplot >>> Password: >>> ---> Computing dependencies for gnuplot >>> ---> Dependencies to be installed: aquaterm gd2 libvpx yasm xpm xorg-libXt >>> xorg-libsm xorg-libice libcaca freeglut libGLU mesa bison bison-runtime m4 >>> flex indent py27-libxml2 xorg-dri2proto xorg-glproto xorg-libXdamage >>> xorg-damageproto xorg-libXfixes xorg-fixesproto xorg-libXi xorg-libXmu >>> xorg-libXrandr xorg-randrproto xorg-libXxf86vm xorg-xf86vidmodeproto imlib2 >>> giflib libid3tag libcerf lua pango Xft2 gobject-introspection py27-mako >>> py27-beaker py27-setuptools py27-markupsafe wxWidgets-3.0 wxWidgets_select >>> ---> Building aquaterm >>> Error: org.macports.build for port aquaterm returned: command execution >>> failed >>> Error: Failed to install aquaterm >>> Please see the log file for port aquaterm for details: >>> >>> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_aqua_aquaterm/aquaterm/main.log >>> Error: The following dependencies were not installed: aquaterm gd2 libvpx >>> yasm xpm xorg-libXt xorg-libsm xorg-libice libcaca freeglut libGLU mesa >>> bison bison-runtime m4 flex indent py27-libxml2 xorg-dri2proto xorg-glproto >>> xorg-libXdamage xorg-damageproto xorg-libXfixes xorg-fixesproto xorg-libXi >>> xorg-libXmu xorg-libXrandr xorg-randrproto xorg-libXxf86vm >>> xorg-xf86vidmodeproto imlib2 giflib libid3tag libcerf lua pango Xft2 >>> gobject-introspection py27-mako py27-beaker py27-setuptools py27-markupsafe >>> wxWidgets-3.0 wxWidgets_select >>> To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide: >>> http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets >>> Error: Processing of port gnuplot failed >> >> I executed the command that was logged as failed, everything worked >> perfectly. >> >> Now I need advise from people here please: >> >> I’ll format the disk and start from scratch (I do have a time machine backup) >> If people have made qt5 and gnuplot work with el Capitan I will install that >> else I’ll do yosemite. >> >> The reply about the SDKs looks right and I will do that (thanks). > > If a port doesn't build, please file a ticket in our issue tracker per the > instructions in the guide. There's no need to anything so drastic as erasing > your entire disk and starting over, and no reason at this point to believe, > without having seen the logs of what issues you're actually experiencing, > that that would solve anything.
First to many who offered help: The key issue was it sometimes worked and sometimes did not so all advice about installed software, paths etc are on the wrong track. I did format the disk, seize the opportunity to format CASE SENSITIVE (gee I need a medal for saying that so politely) and reinstalled yosemite. Everything installed without drama. A few fiddles, some googling, I’m back to comfortable territory and thus far X starts on demand without a peep. The problem was *not* lock files, I wish I knew what it was. Thanks James _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
