[MacPorts] #43809: port selfupgrade to base v2.3.0 fails on G4

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#43809: port selfupgrade to base v2.3.0 fails on G4
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 Reporter:  paulccobb@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
Component:  base         |    Version:  2.3.0
 Keywords:               |       Port:
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 Today I've been trying to run 'port selfupgrade' on my PowerBook G4.  It
 has Mac OS 10.5.8, and XCode version 3.1.4

 After the command failed on several attempts, I reran with -v to get some
 information; at the outset, I see:

 MacPorts base version 2.2.1 installed,
 MacPorts base version 2.3.0 downloaded.

 All appears to proceed ok until:

 ===> staging to destroot in vendor/tcllib-1.15
 /usr/bin/tclsh8.6-64 `echo ./installer.tcl` \
                 -pkg-path
 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/base/vendor
 /vendor-destroot/opt/local/libexec/macports/lib/. \
                 -no-examples -no-html -no-nroff \
                 -no-wait -no-gui -no-apps
 /bin/sh: /usr/bin/tclsh8.6-64: Bad CPU type in executable
 make[2]: *** [install-libraries] Error 126
 make[1]: *** [destroot-tcllib] Error 2
 make: *** [all] Error 1
 Command failed: cd
 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/base &&
 CC=/usr/bin/cc OBJC=/usr/bin/cc ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --with-
 tclpackage=/Library/Tcl --with-install-user=root --with-install-
 group=admin --with-directory-mode=0755 --enable-readline && make
 SELFUPDATING=1 && make install SELFUPDATING=1
 Exit code: 2
 Error: Error installing new MacPorts base: command execution failed

 The invocation of /usr/bin/tclsh8.6-64 seems incorrect; the 'file' command
 says:

 /usr/bin/tclsh8.6-64: Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures:
 [ppc64: Mach-O ppc64 executable] [x86_64: Mach-O 64-bit x86_64 executable]

 On my PowerBook G4, clearly neither of those architectures is going to be
 any help.

 Looks like a better choice would be:

 /usr/bin/tclsh8.6:    Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures: [ppc:
 Mach-O ppc executable] [i386: Mach-O i386 executable]

 I'll continue to pursue this myself, in an effort to understand why the
 64-bit tclsh8.6 is being selected on what's clearly a 32-bit host; but I'm
 sure someone familiar with MacPorts internals could get there much more
 quickly. I can provide more info if needed.
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/43809>
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