[MacPorts] #57454: some kind of issue (as yet unclear) trying to build boost on an unknown system

[MacPorts]

#57454: some kind of issue (as yet unclear) trying to build boost on an unknown
system
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  Reporter:  WenyiY  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal  |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports   |    Version:  2.5.4
Resolution:          |   Keywords:
      Port:  boost   |
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Comment (by kencu):

 I found this in your log:
 {{{
 Found PkgConfig: /usr/local/bin/pkg-config
 }}}
 That shows that you have something installed in `/usr/local`. Maybe you
 have a lot of things installed in there? At any rate, anything you have
 installed in `/usr/local` will interfere with MacPorts, often severely.

 The fastest way to clean this up, for me, would be to do this:
 {{{
 sudo mv /usr/local /usr/local-saved
 }}}
 That just gets the whole mess in /usr/local out of the way, whatever made
 it into there. Then do this:
 {{{
 sudo port clean mlpack
 }}}
 to clean out all the old build attempt, with whatever misconfigurations
 might have slipped in there.

 Then do this:
 {{{
 sudo port -v install mlpack
 }}}
 and report back success or failure, with another log if you have a
 failure.

 Good luck!

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/57454#comment:9>
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