[MacPorts] #47489: installing fontforge fails - Xauth.h is being used by another port

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#47489: installing fontforge fails - Xauth.h is being used by another port
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 Reporter:  normadize@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
Component:  ports        |    Version:  2.3.3
 Keywords:               |       Port:
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 I get this when I attempt to install fontforge, for the `xorg-libXau`
 dependency:

 {{{
 --->  Computing dependencies for fontforge
 --->  Dependencies to be installed: giflib xorg-libX11 xorg-libXau xorg-
 libXdmcp xorg-libxcb xorg-libpthread-stubs xorg-xcb-proto libxml2 xz xorg-
 libsm xorg-libice jpeg libuninameslist tiff xorg-libXi xorg-inputproto
 xorg-libXext xorg-xextproto xorg-libXfixes xorg-fixesproto xorg-libXt
 xorg-libxkbui xorg-libxkbfile
 --->  Activating xorg-libXau @1.0.8_0
 Error: org.macports.activate for port xorg-libXau returned:
 /opt/local/include/X11/Xauth.h is being used by another port
 Error: Failed to install xorg-libXau
 Please see the log file for port xorg-libXau for details:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_release_tarballs_ports_x11_xorg-libXau/xorg-libXau/main.log
 }}}


 The `xorg-libXau` log file says:

 {{{
 $ cat
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_release_tarballs_ports_x11_xorg-libXau/xorg-libXau/main.log
 version:1
 :debug:main Attempting ln -sf
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_release_tarballs_ports_x11_xorg-libXau/xorg-libXau/work
 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/x11
 /xorg-libXau/work
 :debug:main changing euid/egid - current euid: 0 - current egid: 0
 :debug:main egid changed to: 501
 :debug:main euid changed to: 502
 :debug:activate activate phase started at Fri Apr 17 15:08:47 BST 2015
 :debug:activate Can't run activate on this port without elevated
 privileges. Escalating privileges back to root.
 :debug:activate euid changed to: 0. egid changed to: 0.
 :debug:activate Executing org.macports.activate (xorg-libXau)
 :msg:activate --->  Activating xorg-libXau @1.0.8_0
 :debug:activate Using /usr/bin/tar
 :debug:activate Using /usr/bin/bzip2
 :info:activate x ./
 :info:activate x ./+COMMENT
 :info:activate x ./+CONTENTS
 :info:activate x ./+DESC
 :info:activate x ./+PORTFILE
 :info:activate x ./+STATE
 :info:activate x ./opt/
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/include/
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/lib/
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/share/
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/share/man/
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/share/man/man3/
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/share/man/man3/Xau.3.gz
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/share/man/man3/XauDisposeAuth.3.gz
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/share/man/man3/XauFileName.3.gz
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/share/man/man3/XauGetAuthByAddr.3.gz
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/share/man/man3/XauGetBestAuthByAddr.3.gz
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/share/man/man3/XauLockAuth.3.gz
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/share/man/man3/XauReadAuth.3.gz
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/share/man/man3/XauUnlockAuth.3.gz
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/share/man/man3/XauWriteAuth.3.gz
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/lib/libXau.6.dylib
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/lib/libXau.a
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/lib/libXau.dylib
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/lib/pkgconfig/
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/lib/pkgconfig/xau.pc
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/include/X11/
 :info:activate x ./opt/local/include/X11/Xauth.h
 :debug:activate Activation failed, rolling back.
 :error:activate org.macports.activate for port xorg-libXau returned:
 /opt/local/include/X11/Xauth.h is being used by another port
 :debug:activate Error code: registry::already-active
 :debug:activate Backtrace: /opt/local/include/X11/Xauth.h is being used by
 another port
     while executing
 "$port activate $imagefiles"
     invoked from within
 "try {
                 $port activate $imagefiles
                 foreach file $files {
                     if {[_activate_file "${extracted_dir}${file..."
     invoked from within
 "registry::write {
             # Activate it, and catch errors so we can roll-back
             try {
                 $port activate $imagefiles
        ..."
     invoked from within
 "try {
         registry::write {
             foreach file $imagefiles {
                 set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}"

                 # To be ..."
     (procedure "_activate_contents" line 21)
     invoked from within
 "_activate_contents $requested"
     (procedure "portimage::activate" line 57)
     invoked from within
 "registry_activate $subport $version $revision $portvariants [array get
 user_options]"
     (procedure "portactivate::activate_main" line 4)
     invoked from within
 "portactivate::activate_main org.macports.activate"
     ("eval" body line 1)
     invoked from within
 "eval $procedure $targetname"
 :error:activate Failed to install xorg-libXau
 :debug:activate /opt/local/include/X11/Xauth.h is being used by another
 port
     while executing
 "$port activate $imagefiles"
     invoked from within
 "try {
                 $port activate $imagefiles
                 foreach file $files {
                     if {[_activate_file "${extracted_dir}${file..."
     invoked from within
 "registry::write {
             # Activate it, and catch errors so we can roll-back
             try {
                 $port activate $imagefiles
        ..."
     invoked from within
 "try {
         registry::write {
             foreach file $imagefiles {
                 set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}"

                 # To be ..."
     (procedure "_activate_contents" line 21)
     invoked from within
 "_activate_contents $requested"
     (procedure "portimage::activate" line 57)
 :notice:activate Please see the log file for port xorg-libXau for details:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_release_tarballs_ports_x11_xorg-libXau/xorg-libXau/main.log
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/47489>
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