Make file problem

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Jun 4, 2007, at 11:41, Geoff Gillett wrote:

> Error: Target com.apple.destroot returned: shell command " cd "/opt/ 
> local/var/db/dports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.macports.org: 
> 873_dpupdate_dports_devel_ncursesw/work/ncurses-5.6" && make  
> install DESTDIR=/opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.macports.org: 
> 873_dpupdate_dports_devel_ncursesw/work/destroot " returned error 2
> Command output: cd man && make DESTDIR="/opt/local/var/db/dports/ 
> build/_opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.macports.org: 
> 873_dpupdate_dports_devel_ncursesw/work/destroot" install
> Makefile:54: *** target pattern contains no `%'.  Stop.
> make: *** [install] Error 2
>
> I am running OSX 10.4.9 on ppc and have run selfupdate. This error  
> has been happening for well over a month I get the same error with  
> freetype (Makefile:54: *** target pattern contains no `%'. ) and I  
> think a few other ports. I have done full cleans.

I haven't heard of this problem before... I have no problem  
installing ncursesw or freetype on 10.4.9 on PowerPC or Intel.

Do you have the latest version of Xcode, 2.4.1? If not, get it from  
Apple Developer Connection.

Searching for this error on Google I get this message:

http://lists.trolltech.com/qt-interest/2005-02/thread01024-0.html

It seems that this error can occur if your path contains a colon, and  
it looks like yours does:

/opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ 
_opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.macports.org: 
873_dpupdate_dports_devel_ncursesw

We need to get that colon out of there. How did it get there? Did you  
change your rsync definition in /opt/local/etc/ports/sources.conf to  
include a colon and the port number? If so, remove that again.