port activate error: can't read "revision": no such variable

[Paulo Moura]

On 2007/05/09, at 22:57, James Berry wrote:

> Actually, try doing this:
>
> 	sudo port -p uninstall xsb @3.0.1+_0/
>
> (add a slash to the end of the version number). This disambiguates  
> the version from any variants for the port. I'm not sure it'll  
> work, since I'm still not sure I know where the problem is, but  
> it's worth a try.

The problem seems to be that MacPorts is not properly escaping  
version strings. The "3.0.1+" version comes from the software that  
the Portfile gets from CVS. This leads me to use the same version  
name on the portfile, otherwise the symbolic link that is created on  
the post-destroot phase would be broken. The software builds without  
trouble but fails on activation with the same dreaded error:

--->  Archive for xsb 3.0.1+_0 packaged
--->  Installing xsb 3.0.1+_0
DEBUG: Executing com.apple.install (xsb)
DEBUG: installing directory: /opt/local/var/db/dports/software/xsb/ 
3.0.1+_0/opt
DEBUG: installing directory: /opt/local/var/db/dports/software/xsb/ 
3.0.1+_0/opt/local
DEBUG: installing directory: /opt/local/var/db/dports/software/xsb/ 
3.0.1+_0/opt/local/bin
DEBUG: installing link: /opt/local/var/db/dports/software/xsb/3.0.1 
+_0/opt/local/bin/xsb
DEBUG: Executing com.apple.activate (xsb)
--->  Activating xsb 3.0.1+_0
Error: Target com.apple.activate returned: can't read "revision": no  
such variable
Warning: the following items did not execute (for xsb):  
com.apple.activate
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

Thanks for your help,

Paulo


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