[MacPorts] #57814: installing grep aborts with error code 71

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#57814: installing grep aborts with error code 71
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  Reporter:  lemzwerg  |      Owner:  Schamschula
      Type:  defect    |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal    |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports     |    Version:
Resolution:            |   Keywords:
      Port:  grep      |
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Comment (by lemzwerg):

 Here's my `.profile` file:
 {{{
 export PATH="/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH"
 export PATH="/usr/local/texlive/2018/bin/x86_64-darwinlegacy:$PATH"

 export PS1='\u:\w> '
 export LESS="-M -I -R"
 export EDITOR=joe
 }}}
 and my `macports.conf` file (beautified to avoid long lines).  Note that
 directory `This is a test` mentioned in `binpath` doesn't exist.
 {{{
 prefix                  /opt/local
 portdbpath              /opt/local/var/macports
 binpath                 /Users/Lemberg/This is a Test\
                         :/usr/local/texlive/2018/bin/x86_64-darwinlegacy\
                         :/opt/local/bin\
                         :/opt/local/sbin\
                         :/bin\
                         :/sbin\
                         :/usr/bin\
                         :/usr/sbin
 applications_dir        /Applications/MacPorts
 frameworks_dir          /opt/local/Library/Frameworks
 sources_conf            /opt/local/etc/macports/sources.conf
 variants_conf           /opt/local/etc/macports/variants.conf
 cxx_stdlib              libc++
 buildfromsource         always
 universal_archs         x86_64 i386
 }}}

 Up to now I was able to install all Macports packages; this is the first
 problem ever encountered.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/57814#comment:5>
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