[MacPorts] #39659: macports source build: ./configure --with-xxx-dir

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#39659: macports source build: ./configure --with-xxx-dir
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 Reporter:  von.helmut@…               |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  defect                     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Low                        |  Milestone:
Component:  base                       |    Version:  2.1.3
 Keywords:  source, configure, prefix  |       Port:
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 `./configure --prefix=~/path/to/macports` installs to $HOME. This is
 reflected in the macports.conf file on the prefix line as
 `/Users/name/path/to/macports`. But on other _dir lines in the .conf file,
 the ~ is not expanded (in my case i specified `--with-applications-dir`
 and `--with-frameworks-dir` as `~/path/to/Applications`,
 `~/path/to/Frameworks`.

 I was installing libsdl, when it got to python27 it failed:
 `--->  Staging python27 into destroot
 Error: org.macports.destroot for port python27 returned: command execution
 failed
 Error: Failed to install python27`

 the .conf files listed the prefix as /Users/name/path/to/macports, but
 applications_dir and frameworks_dir as ~/path/to/Applications,
 ~/path/to/Frameworks, respectively. These aren't expanded during port
 installation it seems.

 Updating the .conf files to absolute paths, port clean python27, port
 install libsdl did the trick, correctly installing without errors.

 I know it's up to the user when they start installing to other places, but
 perhaps this is somehow useful. Thanks.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/39659>
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