[MacPorts] #31773: Failed to install libusb

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#31773: Failed to install libusb
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 Reporter:  bob@…                |       Owner:  rwilcox@…          
     Type:  defect               |      Status:  new                
 Priority:  Normal               |   Milestone:                     
Component:  ports                |     Version:  2.0.3              
 Keywords:                       |        Port:  libusb             
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Changes (by blb@…):

  * owner:  macports-tickets@… => rwilcox@…
 * cc: toby@…, brett@… (added)
  * port:  => libusb


Old description:

> Am I missing something?
>
> The error message in terminal:
>
> lukamaki:~ boblukomski$ sudo /opt/local/bin/port install dfu-programmer
> --->  Computing dependencies for dfu-programmer
> --->  Dependencies to be installed: libusb-compat libusb pkgconfig glib2
> autoconf help2man gettext expat libiconv gperf ncurses ncursesw p5.12
> -locale-gettext perl5.12 gdbm m4 perl5 perl5 perl5 automake libtool zlib
> --->  Installing libusb @1.0.8_0
> Error: Target org.macports.install returned: /usr/bin/tar: invalid option
> -- q
> Try `/usr/bin/tar --help' for more information.
> Error: Failed to install libusb
> Log for libusb is at:
> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_libusb/libusb/main.log
> Error: The following dependencies were not installed: libusb-compat
> libusb pkgconfig glib2 autoconf help2man gettext expat libiconv gperf
> ncurses ncursesw p5.12-locale-gettext perl5.12 gdbm m4 perl5 perl5 perl5
> automake libtool zlib
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
> To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>
>
> I'm running OS 10.6.8
> XCode 3.2.6

New description:

 Am I missing something?

 The error message in terminal:
 {{{
 lukamaki:~ boblukomski$ sudo /opt/local/bin/port install dfu-programmer
 --->  Computing dependencies for dfu-programmer
 --->  Dependencies to be installed: libusb-compat libusb pkgconfig glib2
 autoconf help2man gettext expat libiconv gperf ncurses ncursesw p5.12
 -locale-gettext perl5.12 gdbm m4 perl5 perl5 perl5 automake libtool zlib
 --->  Installing libusb @1.0.8_0
 Error: Target org.macports.install returned: /usr/bin/tar: invalid option
 -- q
 Try `/usr/bin/tar --help' for more information.
 Error: Failed to install libusb
 Log for libusb is at:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_libusb/libusb/main.log
 Error: The following dependencies were not installed: libusb-compat libusb
 pkgconfig glib2 autoconf help2man gettext expat libiconv gperf ncurses
 ncursesw p5.12-locale-gettext perl5.12 gdbm m4 perl5 perl5 perl5 automake
 libtool zlib
 Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
 To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>
 }}}
 I'm running OS 10.6.8
 XCode 3.2.6

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Comment:

 {{{
 Error: Target org.macports.install returned: /usr/bin/tar: invalid option
 -- q
 }}}
 That's odd, the default /usr/bin/tar should support that; what is the
 result of running
 {{{
 $ ls -l /usr/bin/tar
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/31773#comment:1>
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