[MacPorts] #42347: dbus: launchctl: Couldn't stat /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServicesLocal.plist

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#42347: dbus: launchctl: Couldn't stat
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServicesLocal.plist
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  Reporter:  j.orlandomurillo@…  |      Owner:  jeremyhu@…
      Type:  defect              |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal              |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports               |    Version:  2.2.1
Resolution:                      |   Keywords:
      Port:  dbus                |
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Comment (by j.orlandomurillo@…):

 Replying to [comment:11 cal@…]:
 > From what I can see, the install phase in MacPorts never explicitly
 calls `launchctl`, so I have to assume the problem is somehow caused by
 some other tool called by MacPorts that uses launchd's socket activation
 feature to start the daemon that should be declared in
 `/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServicesLocal.plist`,
 but that fails because the file doesn't exist.
 >
 > I think MacPorts might be trying to create a user for the dbus port and
 fails to do that (that would explain why it wants to talk to directory
 services).
 >
 > Can you try running `sudo dscl` on your system? Does that work and give
 you a command prompt, or does it fail with the same message? Can you try
 restoring the `com.apple.DirectoryServicesLocal.plist` from a backup and
 see if that fixes the problem? This file is an integral part of any OS X
 system, it should really not be missing.

 I downloaded dbus and recompiled manually, VLC installation now completes
 successfully.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/42347#comment:13>
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