[MacPorts] #35753: can't install macports from source...

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#35753: can't install macports from source...
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  Reporter:  eatshit@…               |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
      Type:  defect                  |      Status:  closed                               
  Priority:  Normal                  |   Milestone:                                       
 Component:  base                    |     Version:  2.1.2                                
Resolution:  invalid                 |    Keywords:                                       
      Port:                          |  
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

  * status:  new => closed
 * cc: ryandesign@… (added)
  * component:  ports => base
  * milestone:  MacPorts Future =>
  * keywords:  install source macports =>
  * resolution:  => invalid


Old description:

> Why can't I install macports from source!?  Okay,  I open a terminal
> window inside the folder that I unzipped the source into.  Then, I typed,
> './configure.'  This is the output that I get:
>
> checking build system type... i386-apple-darwin12.0.0
> checking host system type... i386-apple-darwin12.0.0
> checking target system type... i386-apple-darwin12.0.0
> checking MacPorts version... 2.1.2
> checking for sw_vers... /usr/bin/sw_vers
> checking for defaults... /usr/bin/defaults
> checking for xcode-select... /usr/bin/xcode-select
> checking Mac OS X version... 10.8
> checking Xcode location... /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
> checking Xcode version... 4.4.1
> checking for gcc... no
> checking for cc... no
> checking for cl.exe... no
> configure: error: in `/Users/XXXXXXXXXXXXX/Downloads/MacPorts-2.1.2':
> configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
> See `config.log' for more details
>
> I tried to research the error message online & all I get is that XCode
> wasn't installed.  I know that can't be the case for me because, as you
> can see, I do have XCode installed.  In fact, I have the latest version
> of XCode(4.4.1) installed along with the latest version of OS X(Mountain
> Lion).  So, it has to be something else.  Can anybody please tell me what
> exactly the problem is!?  I am at my wits end trying to install MacPorts.
> I first tried the .pkg installer but I kept getting errors when trying to
> use MacPorts after installing it via the .pkg that I downloaded.  Now, I
> try to install it via source and I still get a bunch of BS errors!  I
> must say, MacPorts is one bug-ridden piece of software!  It's a shame
> because it would make OS X just that much more awesome if one could
> easily install UNIX progs on it with ease just like you can with most
> Linux versions out there.  If anybody has a solution for my problem,
> please email me at retselseer(@)yahoo(.)co(.)uk .  Thanks.

New description:

 Why can't I install macports from source!?  Okay,  I open a terminal
 window inside the folder that I unzipped the source into.  Then, I typed,
 './configure.'  This is the output that I get:

 {{{
 checking build system type... i386-apple-darwin12.0.0
 checking host system type... i386-apple-darwin12.0.0
 checking target system type... i386-apple-darwin12.0.0
 checking MacPorts version... 2.1.2
 checking for sw_vers... /usr/bin/sw_vers
 checking for defaults... /usr/bin/defaults
 checking for xcode-select... /usr/bin/xcode-select
 checking Mac OS X version... 10.8
 checking Xcode location... /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
 checking Xcode version... 4.4.1
 checking for gcc... no
 checking for cc... no
 checking for cl.exe... no
 configure: error: in `/Users/XXXXXXXXXXXXX/Downloads/MacPorts-2.1.2':
 configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
 See `config.log' for more details
 }}}

 I tried to research the error message online & all I get is that XCode
 wasn't installed.  I know that can't be the case for me because, as you
 can see, I do have XCode installed.  In fact, I have the latest version of
 XCode(4.4.1) installed along with the latest version of OS X(Mountain
 Lion).  So, it has to be something else.  Can anybody please tell me what
 exactly the problem is!?  I am at my wits end trying to install MacPorts.
 I first tried the .pkg installer but I kept getting errors when trying to
 use MacPorts after installing it via the .pkg that I downloaded.  Now, I
 try to install it via source and I still get a bunch of BS errors!  I must
 say, MacPorts is one bug-ridden piece of software!  It's a shame because
 it would make OS X just that much more awesome if one could easily install
 UNIX progs on it with ease just like you can with most Linux versions out
 there.  If anybody has a solution for my problem, please email me at
 retselseer(@)yahoo(.)co(.)uk .  Thanks.

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Comment:

 I apologize that you had trouble, but in this case it's not MacPorts'
 fault. Apple changed how they distribute Xcode, and they no longer install
 the command line tools that compiling MacPorts or other software requires
 in /usr/bin. To get these parts, you need to install the Xcode command
 line tools from within the Xcode application's Preference window's
 Downloads section. This is documented
 [https://www.macports.org/install.php on the install page of our website],
 [http://guide.macports.org/#installing.xcode.lion.43 in our guide], and
 [wiki:ProblemHotlist#clt in our wiki].

 Installing MacPorts via the pre-compiled package should also have worked.
 If you'd like to debug why that failed, feel free to write to the
 [https://www.macports.org/contact.php#Lists macports-users mailing list].

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