Leopard status

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Dec 29, 2007, at 08:28, Rob MacLeod wrote:

> OK, I found the Leopard patch, managed to install the patch  
> (instructions on this process could use some expansion and  
> updating), and the build seemed to work:

Which patch are you talking about? Is it attached to a ticket? Which  
ticket?

> [airfriday:~]$ sudo port -v install emacs
> --->  Installing emacs 22.1_1
> --->  Activating emacs 22.1_1
> --->  Cleaning emacs
> --->  Removing build directory for emacs
>
> However, the emacs binary did not end up in the /opt/local/bin,  
> even though it does exist in
> /opt/local/var/macports/software/emacs/22.1_1/usr/local/bin

Apparently it has ended up in /usr/local/bin instead of /opt/local/ 
bin. Assuming your MacPorts prefix is /opt/local as per usual, this  
is an error. Without knowing what patch you're talking about, I don't  
know yet whether this is a fault in the patch or an unrelated issue.

> Is there some final magic I need to do in order to get things in  
> their rightful place.  Obviously, I can copy manually but I assumed  
> the install script should take care of this sort of detail?

Yes, MacPorts should take care of installing things in the right  
place for you. If it does not, it is a bug.

> On another note, if there has been a patch available for emacs for  
> a month now, why is it not part of the current install? I mean, why  
> should it still be necessary to apply the patch this long after it  
> is in place?

Presumably because the maintainer of the emacs port has not gotten  
around to testing the patch. Our policy is that if a maintainer does  
not react to an issue within 72 hours, any other committer may do so.  
I myself would not feel completely comfortable committing any Leopard  
emacs bugfixes, since I don't have Leopard and I don't use emacs. But  
hopefully someone else here meets at least one of those criteria. If  
you'll tell us which ticket it is, hopefully someone will have a look.

> On Dec 28, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>
>> On Dec 28, 2007, at 09:36, Rob MacLeod wrote:
>>
>>> On Dec 28, 2007, at 8:31 AM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>>>
>>>> For each port you find that fails to install, please search the  
>>>> issue tracker to see if it has already been reported. If it has,  
>>>> check the ticket to see if there's a patch. If there is, try it  
>>>> out. If it works for you, say so in the ticket so we'll know we  
>>>> can commit the patch. If there's no patch but a workaround, that  
>>>> might let you bypass the problem as well. If there's no ticket  
>>>> filed, please file one.
>>>
>>> Thanks for this information but I am afraid I have to ask some  
>>> more questions.
>>>
>>> How do I search the issue tracker? Each time I try and follow the  
>>> link to any error reporting, it asks for a username and password  
>>> that I have not received.
>>
>> You'll have to sign up for an account in the issue tracker if you  
>> want to file new tickets or add comments to existing ones, but you  
>> should be able to just search without logging in. Go to http:// 
>> www.macports.org/ and click Support & Development in the left  
>> navigation. Then click View Tickets in the top navigation. Then  
>> click Custom Query over on the right. Then select Summary from the  
>> Add Filter menu. Then type your search string into the text box  
>> and click Update.
>>
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