[MacPorts] #74011: texlive-bin-2026.7823 after build fails staging on Tahoe x86 + workaround

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#74011: texlive-bin-2026.7823 after build fails staging on Tahoe x86 +  workaround
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 Reporter:  maxC3                         |      Owner:  drkp
     Type:  defect                        |     Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Normal                        |  Milestone:
Component:  ports                         |    Version:  2.12.5
 Keywords:  texlive-bin staging destroot  |       Port:  texlive-
                                          |  bin-2026.7823
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 Upon install on Tahoe 26.4.1 (macbook pro 2019 16" x86_64 16GB)

 {{{
 bash-5.2# port install texlive-bin
 --->  Upgrading already installed dependencies of texlive-bin
 --->  Computing dependencies for texlive-bin
 --->  Fetching archive for texlive-bin
 Attempting to fetch http://fco.it.packages.macports.org/texlive-bin
 /texlive-bin-2026.78235_3%2Bx11.darwin_25.x86_64.tbz2
 Attempting to fetch https://fra.de.packages.macports.org/texlive-bin
 /texlive-bin-2026.78235_3%2Bx11.darwin_25.x86_64.tbz2
 --->  Staging texlive-bin into destroot
 Error: Failed to destroot texlive-bin: error copying
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/texlive-bin-7f84b3a5/work/tlpkg-
 TeXLive-2026.78235" to "/opt/local/var/macports/build/texlive-bin-
 7f84b3a5/work/destroot/opt/local/share/tlpkg/TeXLive/tlpkg-
 TeXLive-2026.78235": file already exists
 Error: See
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_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-bin failed
 }}}

 I did port uninstall, clean, clean --dist, clean --archive on texlive-bin,
 to retry the install from scratch. The directory in question was no longer
 around after cleanup, but same result.

 see the end of main.log after fetching, patching and a long rebuild


 {{{
 :debug:destroot Executing proc-post-org.macports.destroot-destroot-0
 :debug:destroot Executing proc-post-org.macports.destroot-destroot-1
 :info:destroot xinstall: mkdir /opt/local/var/macports/build/texlive-bin-
 7f84b3a5/work/destroot/opt/local/share/tlpkg
 :debug:destroot system: gzip /opt/local/var/macports/build/texlive-bin-
 7f84b3a5/work/destroot/opt/local/libexec/texlive/binaries/man/whatis
 :info:destroot gzip: /opt/local/var/macports/build/texlive-bin-
 7f84b3a5/work/destroot/opt/local/libexec/texlive/binaries/man/whatis.gz:
 Operation not pe
 rmitted
 :info:destroot Command failed: gzip /opt/local/var/macports/build/texlive-
 bin-7f84b3a5/work/destroot/opt/local/libexec/texlive/binaries/man/whatis
 :info:destroot Exit code: 1
 :error:destroot Failed to destroot texlive-bin: command execution failed
 :debug:destroot Error code: NONE
 :debug:destroot Backtrace: command execution failed
 :debug:destroot     while executing
 :debug:destroot "$post $targetname"
 :debug:destroot dropping privileges: euid changed to 503, egid changed to
 501.
 :error:destroot See
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_tex_texlive-bin/texlive-bin/main.log
 for details.
 }}}


 IMU gzip command is failing when compressing the whatis file
 {{{
 -rw-rw-rw-  1 root  wheel  10745 Dec  3  2017 whatis
 }}}

 **WORKAROUND**

 Running the command

 {{{
 sudo --user=MacPorts gzip .../whatis
 }}}
 on the file produces the expected whatis.gz without errors (maybe
 privileges are dropped by mistake in the Makefile?)

 then the install can be retried and succeeds.

 {{{
 --->  Staging texlive-bin into destroot
 Warning: texlive-bin installs files outside the common directory
 structure.
 --->  Installing texlive-bin @2026.78235_3+x11
 --->  Activating texlive-bin @2026.78235_3+x11
 --->  Cleaning texlive-bin
 --->  Updating database of binaries
 --->  Scanning binaries for linking errors
 --->  No broken files found.
 --->  No broken ports found.
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/74011>
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