[MacPorts] #24327: libiconv failed to activate

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#24327: libiconv failed to activate
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 Reporter:  spjatkin@…          |       Owner:  ryandesign@…           
     Type:  defect              |      Status:  new                    
 Priority:  Normal              |   Milestone:                         
Component:  ports               |     Version:  1.8.2                  
 Keywords:                      |        Port:  libiconv               
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Comment(by spjatkin@…):

 Replying to [comment:5 ryandesign@…]:
 > Ok, now I see an error I understand: "`/opt/local/include/iconv.h
 already exists and does not belong to a registered port.`" So, why does
 this file already exist if it doesn't belong to the libiconv port? How did
 it get there? A previous MacPorts install that was uninstalled
 incompletely? A MacPorts install migrated from an old Mac? A standalone
 binary package? Whatever the reason, it has to go. You can force the
 activation with "`sudo port -f activate libiconv`" but if you cannot
 explain why the file already existed there's no guarantee this same
 problem won't occur again with other ports, and it may be safer to
 [http://guide.macports.org/chunked/installing.macports.uninstalling.html
 uninstall all of MacPorts], then install again.

 Thanks, very much. I have waited night to download some dependencies from
 some server. The process doesn't stopped, i broke this by ctrl-c. Probably
 this can be a reason for iconv.h already exists. I activated libiconv and
 run install mc. I have the same problem with downloading ncurses this
 time. My location is Latvia. The problem server is ftp://ftp.funet.fi.
 This server has shortest ping but doesn't want to upload components. How
 to select another server and how to continue download if i force stoped
 the process.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/24327#comment:6>
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