[MacPorts] #25676: Can't install perl5.12 on PPC Mac

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#25676: Can't install perl5.12 on PPC Mac
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 Reporter:  vendion@…          |       Owner:  ricci@…           
     Type:  defect             |      Status:  new               
 Priority:  Normal             |   Milestone:                    
Component:  ports              |     Version:  1.9.1             
 Keywords:                     |        Port:  perl5.12          
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Changes (by macsforever2000@…):

  * owner:  macports-tickets@… => ricci@…
  * port:  => perl5.12


Old description:

> When I try to install perl5.12 on my PowerBook G4 running 10.5.8 it
> errors out with the following output:
>
> Odin:~ vendion$ sudo port install perl5.12
> Password:
> --->  Computing dependencies for perl5.12
> --->  Staging perl5.12 into destroot
> Error: No files have been installed in the destroot directory!
> Error: Please make sure that this software supports 'make install
> DESTDIR=${destroot}' or implement an alternative destroot mechanism in
> the Portfile.
> Error: Files might have been installed directly into your system, check
> before proceeding.
> Error: Target org.macports.destroot returned: can't read "portname": no
> such variable
> Log for perl5.12 is at:
> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_lang_perl5.12/main.log
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
> To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>

New description:

 When I try to install perl5.12 on my PowerBook G4 running 10.5.8 it errors
 out with the following output:

 {{{
 Odin:~ vendion$ sudo port install perl5.12
 Password:
 --->  Computing dependencies for perl5.12
 --->  Staging perl5.12 into destroot
 Error: No files have been installed in the destroot directory!
 Error: Please make sure that this software supports 'make install
 DESTDIR=${destroot}' or implement an alternative destroot mechanism in the
 Portfile.
 Error: Files might have been installed directly into your system, check
 before proceeding.
 Error: Target org.macports.destroot returned: can't read "portname": no
 such variable
 Log for perl5.12 is at:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_lang_perl5.12/main.log
 Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
 To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>
 }}}

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