[MacPorts] #21372: qscintilla port fails to handle python25 dependency (snow leopard)

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#21372: qscintilla port fails to handle python25 dependency (snow leopard)
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 Reporter:  thomas.mccullough@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect                       |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal                       |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports                        |     Version:  1.8.0                                
 Keywords:                               |        Port:                                       
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 Tried to install the qscintilla port, without python25 installed.
 qscintilla build succeeds and activates, but building of the python
 wrappers fails, with the message:
 {{{
 DEBUG: Executing proc-post-org.macports.activate-activate-0
 Unable to import sipconfig.  Please make sure SIP is installed.
 make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.
 make: *** No rule to make target `install'.  Stop.
 Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: shell command "cd
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_svnports_dports_devel_qscintilla/work
 /QScintilla-gpl-2.4/Python;python configure.py;make;make install" returned
 error 2
 Command output: Unable to import sipconfig.  Please make sure SIP is
 installed.
 make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.
 make: *** No rule to make target `install'.  Stop.

 DEBUG: Backtrace: shell command "cd
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_svnports_dports_devel_qscintilla/work
 /QScintilla-gpl-2.4/Python;python configure.py;make;make install" returned
 error 2
 Command output: Unable to import sipconfig.  Please make sure SIP is
 installed.
 make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.
 make: *** No rule to make target `install'.  Stop.

     while executing
 "$post $targetname"
 Warning: the following items did not execute (for qscintilla):
 org.macports.activate
 Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
 }}}
 Immediately prior to building qscintilla, it gives this message when
 calculating dependencies:
 {{{
 DEBUG: Searching for dependency: python25
 DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: python25
 DEBUG: Found Dependency: path: /opt/local/bin filename: python regex:
 ^python$
 }}}
 Full debug output attached.

 This failure is a good thing for me anyways, because the python25 port
 cannot really build on snow leopard, and apparently never will (?). See
 ticket [http://trac.macports.org/ticket/18449 #18449]

 I did check the port for variants before attempting install, and there is
 only a universal port - I don't know why I thought it would build the
 python wrappers correctly (feeble?)

 Can this problem be resolved by adding variants py25/py26? I don't know
 what the hell I'm doing, or I'd happily contribute. Thank you guys for all
 your hard work, I really appreciate it.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/21372>
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