[MacPorts] #40364: mongodb can't install into userdir

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#40364: mongodb can't install into userdir
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 Reporter:  mtb19@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
Component:  ports    |    Version:  2.2.0
 Keywords:           |       Port:  mongodb
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 Much like [https://trac.macports.org/ticket/40360 ticket # 40360], mongodb
 Staging mongodb fails on attempt to set group in non-root install.
 main.log is attached. Relevant part:
 {{{
 :debug:destroot Executing proc-post-org.macports.destroot-destroot-0
 :info:destroot xinstall:
 chdir([__MACPORTS_ROOT__]/var/macports/build/[__MACPORTS_ROOT__]_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_databases_mongodb/mongodb/work
 /mongodb-src-r2.4.6)
 :info:destroot xinstall: mongobridge ->
 [__MACPORTS_ROOT__]/var/macports/build/[__MACPORTS_ROOT__]_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_databases_mongodb/mongodb/work/destroot[__MACPORTS_ROOT__]/bin/mongobridge
 :error:destroot org.macports.destroot for port mongodb returned: xinstall:
 Unknown group _mongo
 :debug:destroot Error code: NONE
 :debug:destroot Backtrace: xinstall: Unknown group _mongo
     while executing
 "$post $targetname"
 }}}
 The `Portfile` does not appear to offer a `+no_root` variant. The
 following work-around seems to get it built and installed:
 {{{
 ---
 [__MACPORTS_ROOT__]/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/databases/mongodb/Portfile.orig
 2013-08-29 16:01:28.000000000 -0700
 +++
 [__MACPORTS_ROOT__]/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/databases/mongodb/Portfile
 2013-09-03 08:41:20.000000000 -0700
 @@ -84,8 +84,8 @@

  set dbdir           ${prefix}/var/db/mongodb
  set logdir          ${prefix}/var/log/mongodb
 -set mongouser       _mongo
 -add_users           ${mongouser} group=${mongouser} realname=MongoDB\
 Server
 +set mongouser       [__USER__]
 +#add_users           ${mongouser} group=${mongouser} realname=MongoDB\
 Server

  post-destroot {
      if {[variant_isset universal]} {
 @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
  }

  startupitem.create      yes
 -startupitem.executable  sudo -u ${mongouser} ${prefix}/bin/mongod
 --dbpath ${dbdir} --logpath ${logdir}/mongodb.log --logappend
 +startupitem.executable  ${prefix}/bin/mongod --dbpath ${dbdir} --logpath
 ${logdir}/mongodb.log --logappend

  if {${os.platform} eq "darwin" && ${os.major} < 10} {
      depends_build
 }}}
 (Where "`[__USER__]`" is the installer's username. See
 .../devel/dbus/Portfile as a decent example of supporting +no_root with
 LaunchDaemons.)

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/40364>
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