Error installing xfig -- directory not emty

[Charles Rich]

Cleaning and reinstalling was one of the first variations I tried.   
No difference in behavior.  I think it is must be a bug in the  
install script for xfig?

Thanks for the suggestion, though, -CR

On Nov 14, 2007, at 4:31 PM, William Davis wrote:

>
> On Nov 14, 2007, at 2:01 PM, Charles Rich wrote:
>
>>> Here's the error:
>>>
>>> sudo port upgrade xfig
>>> --->  Fetching xfig
>>> --->  Verifying checksum(s) for xfig
>>> --->  Extracting xfig
>>> --->  Applying patches to xfig
>>> --->  Configuring xfig
>>> --->  Building xfig with target all
>>> --->  Staging xfig into destroot
>>> Error: Target org.macports.destroot returned: error deleting "/ 
>>> opt/local/var/macports/build/ 
>>> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_gra 
>>> phics_xfig/work/destroot/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults":  
>>> directory not empty
>>>
>>> The directory has two files:  Fig and Fig-color
>>>
>>> I tried redoing this multiple times and variations (with -f,  
>>> etc.), but to no avail.
>>>
>>> Advice appreciated, Tx, -Chuck
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------------------------------------------------
>>> Dr. Charles Rich, Professor, Computer Science Department
>>> Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Fuller Laboratories 143
>>> 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
>>> Email: rich at wpi.edu   Phone: 508-831-5945   Fax: 508-831-5776
>>> Home: http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~rich
>>>
>
>
> sudo port -d clean xfig
>
> then try upgrading again.
> good luck
> William Davis
> frstanATbellsouthDOTnet
> Mac OS X.5.0 Darwin 9.0.0
> Mac Mini Intel Duo @ 1.86 GHz
>
> Mundus vult decepi, ego non
>

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Dr. Charles Rich, Professor, Computer Science Department
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Fuller Laboratories 143
100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
Email: rich at wpi.edu   Phone: 508-831-5945   Fax: 508-831-5776
Home: http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~rich