[MacPorts] #69243: texlive ignoring installation prefix

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#69243: texlive ignoring installation prefix
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 Reporter:  pereimer                |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal                  |  Milestone:
Component:  ports                   |    Version:  2.9.0
 Keywords:  texlive MP_PREFIX root  |       Port:
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 I am trying to install texlive without root priv.  I installed macports
 with

 {{{
 export MP_PREFIX=/Users/me/local
 ./configure --prefix=$MP_PREFIX --with-applications-
 dir=$MP_PREFIX/Applications --with-no-root-privileges
 make
 make install
 port -v selfupdate
 }}}
 That worked fine, and everything I've installed until texlive followed
 $MP_PREFIX.  However,
 {{{
 port install texlive
 }}}
 gives, after computing the dependencies and agreeing to them, the
 following message
 {{{
 --->  Activating texlive-bin @2023.66589_4+x11
 Error: Failed to activate texlive-bin: can't create directory
 "/Library/TeX/Distributions/.FactoryDefaults/MacPorts-Users_reimer_local-
 TeXLive": permission denied
     while executing
 "::file mkdir $dstfile"
     (procedure "_activate_file" line 18)
     invoked from within
 "_activate_file "${extracted_dir}${file}" $file"
     ("foreach" body line 2)
     invoked from within
 "foreach file $files {
                     if {[_activate_file "${extracted_dir}${file}" $file]
 == 1} {
                         lappend rollback_fileli..."
     ("try" body line 3)
     while executing
 "throw [dict get $eOptions -errorcode] [dict get $eOptions -errorinfo]"
     ("try ... on" handler line 5)
     invoked from within
 "registry::write {
             # Activate it, and catch errors so we can roll-back
             try {
                 $port activate $imagefiles
        ..."
 Error: See
 /Users/reimer/local/var/macports/logs/_Users_reimer_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_tex_texlive-bin/texlive-bin/main.log
 for details.
 Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets if you believe
 there is a bug.
 Error: Processing of port texlive failed
 }}}
 Clearly, it is trying to put data in /Library rather than the directory
 $MP_PREFIX.  I have tried setting
 {{{
 export TEXLIVE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/Users/me/local
 }}}
 as suggested in several locations for a generic installation of  texlive,
 but I couldn't find any suggestions specifically for MacPorts.

 Is this a bug or feature request, or simply a switch/environmental
 variable which I have not found?

 Thanks,

 Paul

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/69243>
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