[MacPorts] #20002: bugs in vtk-devel Portfile on Tiger

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#20002: bugs in vtk-devel Portfile on Tiger
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 Reporter:  jjstickel@…        |       Owner:  dweber@…           
     Type:  defect             |      Status:  assigned           
 Priority:  Normal             |   Milestone:                     
Component:  ports              |     Version:  1.7.1              
 Keywords:  Tiger darwin_8     |        Port:  vtk-devel          
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Comment(by dweber@…):

 Hi Jonathan,

 I have no access to a Tiger platform to test any of these changes.  Please
 advise on your solutions, if you find them to work on Tiger, so that I can
 then test those solutions for Leopard.

 There may be simple alternatives to the tar and ln bugs, but I'm not going
 to resolve this unless I have access to a Tiger platform.

 When debugging the install process, I often clean out the destroot
 entirely because of this error.  My debug process looks something like:

  sudo port destroot vtk-devel +huge
  # examine build and destroot, revise Portfile as required
  sudo rm -rf ${workpath}/destroot
  sudo vim ${workpath}/.macports*.state  # to remove destroot state
  sudo port -o -k -d destroot vtk-devel +huge

 The -o option avoids an entire rebuild just because the Portfile changed.
 Of course, if you change build settings or something, then you may want to
 rebuild.  For the most part, the debug process has to tweak the destroot
 (vtk usually compiles OK).

 The -k option is just there to 'keep' the build.  I leave it in the
 command line just in case I change the destroot to an install command (my
 macports config does a clean after an install).

 The parallel build option was explored.  It does work sometimes, but it
 can fail for no reason sometimes.  For the sake of reliability over speed,
 the option was omitted.  Note that the macports config file must be
 modified from default settings for this take any effect anyway.

 Take care,
 Darren

 PS, Leaving this ticket open, pending further advice on a possible fix for
 Tiger.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/20002#comment:3>
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