Error building openmotif

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Aug 17, 2007, at 09:55, Jeff Stubbs wrote:

> On Aug 17, 2007, at 10:32 AM, Samuel M. Smith wrote:
>
>> On 17 Aug 2007, at 01:11 , Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>>
>>> On Aug 16, 2007, at 23:22, Samuel M. Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>> Trying to install openmotif as part of xpdf get error
>>>>
>>>>  Fetching openmotif
>>>> --->  Attempting to fetch openmotif-2.3.0.tar.gz from ftp:// 
>>>> ftp.ics.com/openmotif/2.3/2.3.0/
>>>> --->  Verifying checksum(s) for openmotif
>>>> Error: Checksum (md5) mismatch for openmotif-2.3.0.tar.gz
>>>> Error: Target org.macports.checksum returned: Unable to verify  
>>>> file checksums
>>
>> I tried it three times with the same result. I did a port clean -- 
>> all openmotif before each try.
>> /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/openmotif
>> openmotif-2.3.0.tar.gz
>
> Checksum seems wrong in the Portfile, I get this on the manually  
> downloaded file:
>
> 99d0ecb84d3504da421021a19ff70500
>
> Portfile has this:
>
> ef8f8ca6f6f80bfb96351f12b550b29b
>
> Try editing the portfile to see if this works around the error.

Ok, but *why* is it wrong. The checksum exists exactly so that we can  
detect when the distfile changes under our noses. Blindly changing  
the checksum to the file's current checksum completely defeats the  
purpose of having the check in the first place. Please read the FAQ:

http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/wiki/ 
FAQ#IgetError:checksummd5/sha1/rmd160mismatchforport.WhatcanIdoaboutit


On Aug 17, 2007, at 09:37, Simon Ruderich wrote:

>> I did a port sync but now I get a new error
>>
>> sudo port install xpdf
>> Error: Unable to execute port: can't read "Id": no such variable
>
> After a port sync I get this too. It looks like the problem is the
> ghostscript port, but I don't know why. Maybe someone else can have a
> look at this.

I believe this has been resolved already:

http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/changeset/28003