[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  |
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Comment (by ilovecrts):

 I think I broke something here.

 I ran "sudo port clean m4" thinking this would help. Instead, it made it
 worse. Now when I run "sudo port install m4" I get the following output.

 $ sudo port clean m4 -all
 --->  Cleaning m4
 Error: error deleting
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_m4/m4/work/m4-1.4.19
 /confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---": file
 name too long
 $ sudo port install m4
 Error: Unable to execute port m4:
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_m4/m4/work/m4-1.4.19
 /confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B
 ---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-
 14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---/confdir-14B---: file
 name too long
 $

 What is the remedy?

 Thank you! :)

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/62994#comment:70>
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