libidl and flex problem

[Bengt Nilsson]

Thanks, it worked!
But my problem continues, see my post on kde....

25 sep 2006 kl. 15.44 skrev Edward Thome:

>
> On Sep 24, 2006, at 4:54 AM, Bengt Nilsson wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I have tried to do a "port upgrade installed", but it does not  
>> complete.
>> Repeatedly, I get this for libidl:
>>
>> --->  Activating libidl 0.8.6_0
>> --->  Deactivating libidl 0.8.6_0
>> --->  Configuring libidl
>
> <snip>
>
>> checking for yywrap in -lfl... yes
>> checking lex output file root... configure: error: cannot find  
>> output from flex; giving up
>>
>> What could the problem be?
>> I have tried uninstall, clean and install libsdl, no luck.
>>
>> Also, I suspect my port registry is corrupt, since I often get  
>> complaints about reigrered port confiltcts (e.g. file exists but  
>> does not belong to any registered ports). Can it be rebuilt?
>>
>
> Hello.
>
> I had the same problem.  I rebuilt flex with:
>
> sudo port -f uninstall flex; sudo port clean --all flex; sudo port  
> install flex
>
> and then libidl built just fine.
>
> Regards,
> Ed Thome