[MacPorts] #14212: ghostview install fails

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#14212: ghostview install fails
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  Reporter:  barry.j.mcinnes at noaa.gov  |       Owner:  macports-tickets at lists.macosforge.org
      Type:  defect                    |      Status:  new                                  
  Priority:  Normal                    |   Milestone:  Port Bugs                            
 Component:  ports                     |     Version:  1.6.0                                
Resolution:                            |    Keywords:  ghostview                            
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Old description:

> Seems like there were similar errors going back to 2005 until 2007, but
> it fails on 10.5.1
> with X11 patches.
>

> s% sudo port install ghostview
> Password:
> --->  Fetching ghostview
> --->  Attempting to fetch ghostview-1.5.tar.gz from
> http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/ghost
> view
> --->  Verifying checksum(s) for ghostview
> --->  Extracting ghostview
> --->  Configuring ghostview
> --->  Building ghostview with target all
> --->  Staging ghostview into destroot
> Warning: violation by /etc
> Warning: violation by /usr
> Warning: ghostview violates the layout of the ports-filesystems!
> Warning: Please fix or indicate this misbehavior (if it is intended), it
> will be
>  an error in future releases!
> --->  Installing ghostview 1.5_0
> --->  Activating ghostview 1.5_0
> Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error:
> /usr/X11/lib/X11/app-
> defaults already exists and does not belong to a registered port.  Unable
> to act
> ivate port ghostview.
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
> [mac27:~/info] bmcinnes% sudo -s
> [mac27:~/sun/info] root# port update
> Unrecognized action "update"
> [mac27:~/sun/info] root# port selfupdate
>
> MacPorts base version 1.600 installed
>
> Downloaded MacPorts base version 1.600
>
> The MacPorts installation is not outdated and so was not updated
> selfupdate done!
> [mac27:~/sun/info] root#
> [mac27:~/sun/info] root# port clean ghostview
> --->  Cleaning ghostview
> [mac27:~/sun/info] root# port install ghostview
> --->  Activating ghostview 1.5_0
> Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error:
> /usr/X11/lib/X11/app-
> defaults already exists and does not belong to a registered port.  Unable
> to act
> ivate port ghostview.
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

New description:

 Seems like there were similar errors going back to 2005 until 2007, but it
 fails on 10.5.1
 with X11 patches.

 {{{
 % sudo port install ghostview
 Password:
 --->  Fetching ghostview
 --->  Attempting to fetch ghostview-1.5.tar.gz from
 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/ghost
 view
 --->  Verifying checksum(s) for ghostview
 --->  Extracting ghostview
 --->  Configuring ghostview
 --->  Building ghostview with target all
 --->  Staging ghostview into destroot
 Warning: violation by /etc
 Warning: violation by /usr
 Warning: ghostview violates the layout of the ports-filesystems!
 Warning: Please fix or indicate this misbehavior (if it is intended), it
 will be
  an error in future releases!
 --->  Installing ghostview 1.5_0
 --->  Activating ghostview 1.5_0
 Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error:
 /usr/X11/lib/X11/app-
 defaults already exists and does not belong to a registered port.  Unable
 to act
 ivate port ghostview.
 Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
 [mac27:~/info] bmcinnes% sudo -s
 [mac27:~/sun/info] root# port update
 Unrecognized action "update"
 [mac27:~/sun/info] root# port selfupdate

 MacPorts base version 1.600 installed

 Downloaded MacPorts base version 1.600

 The MacPorts installation is not outdated and so was not updated
 selfupdate done!
 [mac27:~/sun/info] root#
 [mac27:~/sun/info] root# port clean ghostview
 --->  Cleaning ghostview
 [mac27:~/sun/info] root# port install ghostview
 --->  Activating ghostview 1.5_0
 Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error:
 /usr/X11/lib/X11/app-
 defaults already exists and does not belong to a registered port.  Unable
 to act
 ivate port ghostview.
 Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
 }}}

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