[MacPorts] #58871: On a clean macports install, I receive "can't read "prefix": no such variable"

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#58871: On a clean macports install, I receive "can't read "prefix": no such
variable"
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  Reporter:  josephwinston  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect         |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal         |  Milestone:
 Component:  base           |    Version:  2.5.4
Resolution:                 |   Keywords:
      Port:                 |
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Changes (by mf2k):

 * keywords:  prefix =>
 * component:  ports => base


Old description:

> OS: High Sierra (up to date)
> Macports: clean install
>
> ```
> port -v selfupdate
> --->  Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
>
> Willkommen auf dem RSYNC-server auf ftp.fau.de.
> Nicht all unsere Mirror sind per rsync verfuegbar.
>
> Welcome to the RSYNC daemon on ftp.fau.de.
> Not all of our mirrors are available through rsync.
>

> receiving file list ... done
>
> sent 16 bytes  received 55 bytes  28.40 bytes/sec
> total size is 85608960  speedup is 1205760.00
>
> Willkommen auf dem RSYNC-server auf ftp.fau.de.
> Nicht all unsere Mirror sind per rsync verfuegbar.
>
> Welcome to the RSYNC daemon on ftp.fau.de.
> Not all of our mirrors are available through rsync.
>

> receiving file list ... done
>
> sent 16 bytes  received 62 bytes  52.00 bytes/sec
> total size is 512  speedup is 6.56
> MacPorts base version 2.5.4 installed,
> MacPorts base version 2.5.4 downloaded.
> --->  Updating the ports tree
> Synchronizing local ports tree from
> rsync://rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports.tar
>
> Willkommen auf dem RSYNC-server auf ftp.fau.de.
> Nicht all unsere Mirror sind per rsync verfuegbar.
>
> Welcome to the RSYNC daemon on ftp.fau.de.
> Not all of our mirrors are available through rsync.
>

> receiving file list ... done
> ./
>
> sent 68 bytes  received 99 bytes  66.80 bytes/sec
> total size is 69404160  speedup is 415593.77
> Creating port index in
> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports
> Failed to parse file archivers/xz/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
> variable
> Failed to parse file databases/db48/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no
> such variable
> Adding port databases/dbeaver-community
> Failed to parse file databases/gdbm/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no
> such variable
> Failed to parse file databases/sqlite3/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no
> such variable
> Failed to parse file devel/gettext/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
> variable
> Failed to parse file devel/gperf/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
> variable
> Failed to parse file devel/icu/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
> variable
> Failed to parse file devel/libedit/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
> variable
> Failed to parse file devel/ncurses/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
> variable
> Failed to parse file devel/pkgconfig/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no
> such variable
> Failed to parse file devel/readline/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no
> such variable
> Failed to parse file lang/perl5/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
> variable
> Failed to parse file lang/python27/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
> variable
> Adding port security/xca
> Failed to parse file textproc/libiconv/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no
> such variable
> Failed to parse file textproc/libxml2/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no
> such variable
>
> Total number of ports parsed:   17
> Ports successfully parsed:      2
> Ports failed:                   15
> Up-to-date ports skipped:       21690
>
> --->  MacPorts base is already the latest version
>
> The ports tree has been updated. To upgrade your installed ports, you
> should run
>   port upgrade outdated
> jbw-macbook-pro:~# port upgrade outdated
> Nothing to upgrade.
> jbw-macbook-pro:~# port install bash
> --->  Computing dependencies for bash
> Error: Dependency 'gettext' not found.
> Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a
> bug.
> Error: Processing of port bash failed
> jbw-macbook-pro:~# port install gettext
> Error: Port gettext not found
> jbw-macbook-pro:~# port install gettext
> ```

New description:

 OS: High Sierra (up to date)
 Macports: clean install

 {{{
 port -v selfupdate
 --->  Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync

 Willkommen auf dem RSYNC-server auf ftp.fau.de.
 Nicht all unsere Mirror sind per rsync verfuegbar.

 Welcome to the RSYNC daemon on ftp.fau.de.
 Not all of our mirrors are available through rsync.


 receiving file list ... done

 sent 16 bytes  received 55 bytes  28.40 bytes/sec
 total size is 85608960  speedup is 1205760.00

 Willkommen auf dem RSYNC-server auf ftp.fau.de.
 Nicht all unsere Mirror sind per rsync verfuegbar.

 Welcome to the RSYNC daemon on ftp.fau.de.
 Not all of our mirrors are available through rsync.


 receiving file list ... done

 sent 16 bytes  received 62 bytes  52.00 bytes/sec
 total size is 512  speedup is 6.56
 MacPorts base version 2.5.4 installed,
 MacPorts base version 2.5.4 downloaded.
 --->  Updating the ports tree
 Synchronizing local ports tree from
 rsync://rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports.tar

 Willkommen auf dem RSYNC-server auf ftp.fau.de.
 Nicht all unsere Mirror sind per rsync verfuegbar.

 Welcome to the RSYNC daemon on ftp.fau.de.
 Not all of our mirrors are available through rsync.


 receiving file list ... done
 ./

 sent 68 bytes  received 99 bytes  66.80 bytes/sec
 total size is 69404160  speedup is 415593.77
 Creating port index in
 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports
 Failed to parse file archivers/xz/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
 variable
 Failed to parse file databases/db48/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
 variable
 Adding port databases/dbeaver-community
 Failed to parse file databases/gdbm/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
 variable
 Failed to parse file databases/sqlite3/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no
 such variable
 Failed to parse file devel/gettext/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
 variable
 Failed to parse file devel/gperf/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
 variable
 Failed to parse file devel/icu/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
 variable
 Failed to parse file devel/libedit/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
 variable
 Failed to parse file devel/ncurses/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
 variable
 Failed to parse file devel/pkgconfig/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no
 such variable
 Failed to parse file devel/readline/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
 variable
 Failed to parse file lang/perl5/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
 variable
 Failed to parse file lang/python27/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no such
 variable
 Adding port security/xca
 Failed to parse file textproc/libiconv/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no
 such variable
 Failed to parse file textproc/libxml2/Portfile: can't read "prefix": no
 such variable

 Total number of ports parsed:   17
 Ports successfully parsed:      2
 Ports failed:                   15
 Up-to-date ports skipped:       21690

 --->  MacPorts base is already the latest version

 The ports tree has been updated. To upgrade your installed ports, you
 should run
   port upgrade outdated
 jbw-macbook-pro:~# port upgrade outdated
 Nothing to upgrade.
 jbw-macbook-pro:~# port install bash
 --->  Computing dependencies for bash
 Error: Dependency 'gettext' not found.
 Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a bug.
 Error: Processing of port bash failed
 jbw-macbook-pro:~# port install gettext
 Error: Port gettext not found
 jbw-macbook-pro:~# port install gettext
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/58871#comment:2>
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