[MacPorts] #21072: Cannot force a change to +universal

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Sep 4, 2009, at 15:18, Michael_google gmail_Gersten wrote:

>> I already have the universal variant selected for all the installed
>> dependencies of php5, but if I hadn't, I could rebuild them with that
>> variant by using (I think -- I haven't tested):
>>
>>
>> port upgrade --enforce-variants installed and \( $(port-rdeps -r  
>> php5 | sed
>> 1d) \) +universal
>
> I tested; it didn't work.
>
> Kleiman-ibook:Development michael$ sudo port upgrade
> --enforce-variants installed and \( $(port-rdeps -r gtkglext | sed 1d)
> \) +universal
> Password:
> Can't map the URL 'file://.' to a port description file ("Could not
> find Portfile in /Users/michael/Documents/Development").
> Please verify that the directory and portfile syntax are correct.
> Error: A default port name could not be supplied.
> --->  Computing dependencies for p5-locale-gettext
> --->  Fetching p5-locale-gettext
> --->  Verifying checksum(s) for p5-locale-gettext
> --->  Extracting p5-locale-gettext
> --->  Applying patches to p5-locale-gettext
> --->  Configuring p5-locale-gettext
> --->  Building p5-locale-gettext
> --->  Staging p5-locale-gettext into destroot
> --->  Deactivating p5-locale-gettext @1.05_0+universal
> --->  Computing dependencies for p5-locale-gettext
> --->  Installing p5-locale-gettext @1.05_0
> --->  Activating p5-locale-gettext @1.05_0
> --->  Cleaning p5-locale-gettext
> Error:  is not installed
> Kleiman-ibook:Development michael$


You did first download port-rdeps and put it somewhere in your PATH  
and make sure it works?

If so, what does

	port-rdeps -r gtkglext

say? If that works, what does

	port echo installed and \( $(port-rdeps -r gtkglext | sed 1d)

say?