[MacPorts] #62994: various ports fail to install on Leopard due to gnulib issue: /confdir-14B---: No space left on device

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#62994: various ports fail to install on Leopard due to gnulib issue: /confdir-
14B---: No space left on device
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  Reporter:  kencu                                 |      Owner:  mascguy
      Type:  defect                                |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal                                |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports                                 |    Version:
Resolution:                                        |   Keywords:  leopard
      Port:  m4 bison findutils coreutils gettext  |
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Comment (by kencu):

 Replying to [comment:128 fhgwright]:
 > Using `port dir coreutils` only works if the work directory is under the
 port directory

 A symlink to the work directory is always under the port directory:

 {{{
 % sudo port extract kdelibs4
 % cd `port dir kdelibs4`

 % ls
 Portfile        files           work
 }}}

 and all these years in, I often just cd into work from there when I am
 working on a port, and cd .. back up again.

 But if you "rm -rf" the work directory from there, it indeed removes the
 symlink. You indeed must cd into the work directory to get at the crappy
 deep directory.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/62994#comment:129>
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