[MacPorts] #57788: julia fails to install

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#57788: julia fails to install
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 Reporter:  ssllmit  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
Component:  ports    |    Version:  2.5.4
 Keywords:           |       Port:  julia
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 I've tried both without and with several compiler variants and they all
 fail.

 {{{
 sudo port clean --all julia
 sudo port -pN install julia +gcc8
 …
 --->  Staging julia into destroot
 Error: Failed to destroot julia: command execution failed
 Error: See
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_julia/julia/main.log
 for details.
 Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a bug.
 Error: Processing of port julia failed
 }}}

 Specific (consistent) error:

 {{{
 :info:destroot dates/Dates.jl
 :info:destroot LoadError("sysimg.jl", 361, LoadError("dates/Dates.jl", 49,
 LoadError("dates/io.jl", 285, ErrorException("PCRE JIT error: no more
 memory"))))
 :info:destroot *** This error is usually fixed by running `make clean`. If
 the error persists, try `make cleanall`. ***
 :info:destroot make[2]: ***
 [/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_julia/julia/work/julia-0.6.2/usr/lib/julia
 /sys-debug.o] Error 1
 :info:destroot make[2]: Leaving directory
 `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_s
 }}}

 Installed dependency tree:

 {{{
 $ port installed depof:julia
 The following ports are currently installed:
   arpack @3.6.3_0+accelerate+gfortran (active)
   curl @7.62.0_1+ssl (active)
   fftw-3 @3.3.8_0 (active)
   fftw-3-single @3.3.8_0 (active)
   gcc8 @8.2.0_3 (active)
   gmp @6.1.2_1 (active)
   libgcc @1.0_0 (active)
   libgit2 @0.27.7_0+threadsafe (active)
   llvm-4.0 @4.0.1_2 (active)
   mpfr @4.0.1_0 (active)
   ncurses @6.1_0 (active)
   OpenBLAS @0.3.4_0+clang+gcc6+lapack (active)
   pcre2 @10.32_0 (active)
   SuiteSparse_AMD @2.4.6_0+gcc6 (active)
   SuiteSparse_CAMD @2.4.6_0+gcc6 (active)
   SuiteSparse_CHOLMOD @3.0.12_0+accelerate+gcc6 (active)
   SuiteSparse_COLAMD @2.9.6_0+gcc6 (active)
   SuiteSparse_SPQR @2.0.8_0+accelerate+gcc6 (active)
   SuiteSparse_UMFPACK @5.7.7_0+accelerate+gcc6 (active)
 }}}

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