Re: hosting an internal macports server with binaries

2007-05-08 Thread Jordan K. Hubbard
On May 7, 2007, at 7:23 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote: Such a format does exist: It's called a .pkg file and you interact with them every time you install an Apple software update. However, I don't think there's any functionality in MacPorts to create or use package files. Oh really? [EMAIL

grace upgrade problem (was: MacPorts v1.4.40 released for self update)

2007-05-08 Thread Jochen Küpper
Release 1.4.40 (7-May-2007, tagged at r24909 by jberry): So I selfupdate and run sudo port upgrade outdated... mostly works, but grace does not want to be activated: sudo nice port -vd upgrade grace DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/db/dports/sources/

Re: release schedules (was Re: hosting an internal macports server with binaries)

2007-05-08 Thread Paul Guyot
On May 8, 2007, at 12:17 PM, James Berry wrote: However, this functionality is broken in 1.4.3. This bug was fixed three weeks ago, but the people in charge here think we should not make too often releases, so you'll have to use trunk or wait for the fix. I'm sure this has been

Re: hosting an internal macports server with binaries

2007-05-08 Thread Guido Soranzio
On May 8, 2007, Ryan Schmidt wrote: Such a format does exist: It's called a .pkg file and you interact with them every time you install an Apple software update. However, I don't think there's any functionality in MacPorts to create or use package files. That's not correct: the creation

Re: osxvnc port fails to build

2007-05-08 Thread Boey Maun Suang
The port should be updated and renamed. We may have to go with downloading their disk image and just copying over their existing universal binary application, since their web site makes no mention of the source being available anymore. If anyone can find the source for the current

Re: Creating symlinks to files that don't exist

2007-05-08 Thread Boey Maun Suang
On 08/05/2007, at 15:39, David Liontooth wrote: - ln uses new symlink command so it can create symlinks that point to files that don't actually exist (eridius r2). How is this done? It would come in extremely handy. It looks to me from the changeset [1] that you just use ln -s

Re: /bin/date and coreutils

2007-05-08 Thread Didier Arenzana
2007/5/8, David Liontooth [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Are there disadvantages to installing coreutils -- does it or could it interefere with other programs? I'm a bit queasy, but I guess as long as /opt/local/bin is last in the path it won't interfere. In fact, if I understand correctly the portfile,

multiple versions of a package?

2007-05-08 Thread Gábor Farkas
hi, while using macports, i found this problem that i'm not able to solve: === omoikane:~ gabor$ port installed subversion The following ports are currently installed: subversion @1.4.2_0 subversion @1.4.3_0 subversion @1.4.3_1 (active)

Re: multiple versions of a package?

2007-05-08 Thread Daniel J. Luke
On May 8, 2007, at 9:28 AM, Gábor Farkas wrote: omoikane:~ gabor$ sudo port uninstall subversion @1.4.2_0 --- Unable to uninstall subversion 1.4.2_0, the following ports depend on it: ---subversion-perlbindings You need to use -f to force port to do this. 1. why do i have multiple

Re: [update] Monotone, Portfile for 0.35.

2007-05-08 Thread Daniel J. Luke
On May 8, 2007, at 8:36 AM, Michał Roszka wrote: Here is an updated Portfile for monotone 0.35 (yesterday's release). Committed in r24923. I am not sure, should I send updated portfiles here or do you (macports team) prefer another way? If you could register an account on our trac system

Re: grace upgrade problem (was: MacPorts v1.4.40 released for self update)

2007-05-08 Thread Jochen Küpper
On 08.05.2007, at 12:02, Boey Maun Suang wrote: So I selfupdate and run sudo port upgrade outdated... mostly works, but grace does not want to be activated: sudo nice port -vd upgrade grace DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/db/dports/sources/

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2007-05-08 Thread Paul Butcher
I'm relatively new to Macs, so please forgive me if I'm doing something stupid. I'm having problems installing ncurses with MacPorts. I get the following: paul-butchers-computer:~ paul$ sudo port install ncurses --- Staging ncurses into destroot Error: Target com.apple.destroot returned:

Re: Trouble installing ncurses

2007-05-08 Thread Guido Soranzio
On 8 May 2007, at 16:10, Paul Butcher wrote: I'd be very grateful for any pointers to what I'm doing wrong, or how to debug further. With the changeset 24435 (http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/ macports/changeset/24435) the delete command is being implemented differently and now it tries

Can't destroot ncurses (was: (no subject))

2007-05-08 Thread Ryan Schmidt
On May 8, 2007, at 10:10, Paul Butcher wrote: I'm relatively new to Macs, so please forgive me if I'm doing something stupid. I'm having problems installing ncurses with MacPorts. I get the following: paul-butchers-computer:~ paul$ sudo port install ncurses --- Staging ncurses into

Re: multiple versions of a package?

2007-05-08 Thread Ryan Schmidt
On May 8, 2007, at 08:38, Daniel J. Luke wrote: On May 8, 2007, at 9:28 AM, Gábor Farkas wrote: omoikane:~ gabor$ sudo port uninstall subversion @1.4.2_0 --- Unable to uninstall subversion 1.4.2_0, the following ports depend on it: ---subversion-perlbindings You need to use -f to

Re: multiple versions of a package?

2007-05-08 Thread Gábor Farkas
Ryan Schmidt wrote: On May 8, 2007, at 08:38, Daniel J. Luke wrote: On May 8, 2007, at 9:28 AM, Gábor Farkas wrote: omoikane:~ gabor$ sudo port uninstall subversion @1.4.2_0 --- Unable to uninstall subversion 1.4.2_0, the following ports depend on it: ---subversion-perlbindings You

Re: Creating symlinks to files that don't exist

2007-05-08 Thread David Liontooth
Boey Maun Suang wrote: On 08/05/2007, at 15:39, David Liontooth wrote: - ln uses new symlink command so it can create symlinks that point to files that don't actually exist (eridius r2). How is this done? It would come in extremely handy. It looks to me from the changeset [1]

Re: Can't destroot ncurses (was: (no subject))

2007-05-08 Thread Paul Butcher
Thanks Ryan and Guido, I have just done a port sync and ncurses now installs just fine :-) Cheers! Paul Butcher CTO 82ASK Mobile: +44 (0) 7740 857648 Main: +44 (0) 1223 309080 Fax: +44(0) 1223 309082 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN: [EMAIL

Re: /bin/date and coreutils

2007-05-08 Thread David Liontooth
Didier Arenzana wrote: 2007/5/8, David Liontooth [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Are there disadvantages to installing coreutils -- does it or could it interefere with other programs? I'm a bit queasy, but I guess as long as /opt/local/bin is last in the path it won't interfere. In fact, if I understand

Problem installing rpm port

2007-05-08 Thread Vivek Menon
Hello, I am having problem installing the rpm port. Initially I encountered problem with ncurses package and that was rectified by following Guido Soranzio's instructions. Can someone help??? This is what I see: === sudo port install rpm Portfile changed since

Re: hosting an internal macports server with binaries

2007-05-08 Thread Jordan K. Hubbard
On May 8, 2007, at 5:48 AM, Marc André Selig wrote: I just tried that. It seems not to work quite as anticipated. $ sudo port mpkg gnucash +guile16 ... results in port packaging guile instead of guile16, which makes the resulting package useless. It seems as if port mpkg follows the

Change to xemacs port file

2007-05-08 Thread Derek Harland
Hi all, What is the process for reporting/fixing a bug in a port? Is it just to open a ticket on macports.org with details of my patch? (I've done this). derek. ___ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org

qt4-mac port

2007-05-08 Thread Jochen Küpper
Hi, I was quite happy to find out that there is a port of Qt4. However, when compiling (my own) Unix program against it using autotools/ libtool I found the following error: libtool: link: cannot find the library `' or unhandled argument `Carbon' This is due to the -framwork options

Re: gnome-vfs fails to build on 10.3.9

2007-05-08 Thread Ansgar Esztermann
On Fri, Feb 09, 2007 at 11:57:51AM -0500, Jonathan Bowman wrote: Brilliant. Gnome-vfs installed without a hitch. Bless you all. Does anyone know what the current status of gnome-vfs is? I am experiencing a problem that looks like the one described with port 1.440. Thanks, A.

Re: hosting an internal macports server with binaries

2007-05-08 Thread Rick Gigger
Guido Soranzio wrote: On May 8, 2007, Ryan Schmidt wrote: Such a format does exist: It's called a .pkg file and you interact with them every time you install an Apple software update. However, I don't think there's any functionality in MacPorts to create or use package files. That's not

Re: Change to xemacs port file

2007-05-08 Thread Derek Harland
Many thanks Ryan, * The ticket number is 11924 and the port has no maintainer. The patch is simply a change to the name of downloaded files and checksums * On a related note ... I'm moving systems from linux to mac and am a heavy user of python. There are very few ports in the python25

Re: XercesC package broken...

2007-05-08 Thread Boey Maun Suang
Hi Kevin, I've committed what I think to be a fix for the problem you reported in xercesc [1]; have you had a chance to try it out yet? Kind regards, Maun Suang [1] http://trac.macports.org/projects/macports/ticket/11813 -- Boey Maun Suang (Boey is my surname) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: grace upgrade problem (was: MacPorts v1.4.40 released for self update)

2007-05-08 Thread Boey Maun Suang
I did: sudo nice port upgrade -u outdated But this then results in many erros due to non-versioned dependencies: --- Activating grace 5.1.20_0 Error: Activating grace 5.1.20_0 failed: Image error: Another version of this port (grace @5.1.18_0) is already active. --- Fetching pango ---

Re: problems with port that use ruby gem to install.

2007-05-08 Thread Boey Maun Suang
Hi, On 04/05/2007, at 12:22, Kenneth Rogers wrote: It started with rb-activesupport, but seems to happen with every port that I have in ruby/ that uses gem as an installer. $ sudo port -v install rb-activesupport --- Staging rb-activesupport into destroot snip / Error: Target

Re: Change to xemacs port file

2007-05-08 Thread Ryan Schmidt
On May 8, 2007, at 18:43, Derek Harland wrote: * The ticket number is 11924 and the port has no maintainer. The patch is simply a change to the name of downloaded files and checksums * On a related note ... I'm moving systems from linux to mac and am a heavy user of python. There are very

Re: qt4-mac port

2007-05-08 Thread Jann Röder
You should contact the maintainer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and/or create a patch for that issue and put it on the bugtracker. Jann Jochen Küpper wrote: Hi, I was quite happy to find out that there is a port of Qt4. However, when compiling (my own) Unix program against it using autotools/libtool