[MacPorts] #17353: attempt to install gnutar seems to depend on gnutar already being installed

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#17353: attempt to install gnutar seems to depend on gnutar already being installed
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 Reporter:  rssolis@…              |       Owner:  mww@…           
     Type:  defect                 |      Status:  new             
 Priority:  Normal                 |   Milestone:  Port Bugs       
Component:  ports                  |     Version:  1.6.0           
 Keywords:                         |        Port:  gnutar          
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Comment(by rssolis@…):

 Replying to [comment:3 ryandesign@…]:
 > /usr/bin/gnutar is required by MacPorts to extract any port distributed
 as a tar archive, which is most of them. gnutar is supposed to exist on
 every Mac; it's provided by Mac OS X. If it's not present on your Mac,
 something's wrong with the OS. Looking through my receipts, I believe it's
 provided by BaseSystem.pkg. You could try reinstalling just that pkg from
 your Mac OS X CD/DVD, or you could archive and install the OS.

 Thanks for the info.  I reinstalled OS X and /usr/bin/gnutar was there.
 Additional installs I've attempted with port now seem to be working
 properly.  I appreciate the assistance!

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