Problem installing package

[Randall Wood]

Note that Mac OS X 10.4 ships with python 2.3. Don't know what  
version 10.5 ships with.

On 16 Nov 2007, at 13:41, R T wrote:

> My company started to move to the Mac for our system development so  
> I am new to Macports. Our current system requires the use of python  
> 2.3 during its build process. I was attempting to use macports to  
> install python23 and ran into a problem. Below is a listing with  
> the error. Any insite would be helpful.
>
> $ sudo port -v -d install python23
>
> DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/ 
> rsync.macports.org/release/ports/lang/python23
> DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/ 
> rsync.macports.org/release/ports/lang/python23
> DEBUG: Requested variant i386 is not provided by port python23.
> DEBUG: Requested variant macosx is not provided by port python23.
> DEBUG: Executing variant darwin provides darwin
> DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/ 
> rsync.macports.org/release/ports/archivers/gnutar
> DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/ 
> rsync.macports.org/release/ports/archivers/gnutar
> DEBUG: Requested variant darwin is not provided by port gnutar.
> DEBUG: Requested variant i386 is not provided by port gnutar.
> DEBUG: Requested variant macosx is not provided by port gnutar.
> DEBUG: Searching for dependency: gnutar
> DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: gnutar
> DEBUG: Found Dependency: path: /usr/bin filename: gnutar regex:  
> ^gnutar$
> DEBUG: Skipping completed org.macports.main (python23)
> DEBUG: Skipping completed org.macports.fetch (python23)
> DEBUG: Skipping completed org.macports.checksum (python23)
> DEBUG: setting option extract.cmd to /usr/bin/bzip2
> DEBUG: Skipping completed org.macports.extract (python23)
> DEBUG: Skipping completed org.macports.patch (python23)
> DEBUG: Skipping completed org.macports.configure (python23)
> --->  Building python23 with target all
> DEBUG: Executing org.macports.build (python23)
> DEBUG: Environment:
> DEBUG: Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_lang_ 
> python23/work/Python-2.3.6" && make all'
> gcc -L/opt/local/lib -u __dummy -u _PyMac_Error -framework System - 
> framework CoreServices -framework Foundation -o python.exe \
>             Modules/python.o \
>             -L. -lpython2.3 -ldl -framework CoreServices -framework  
> Foundation
> Undefined symbols:
>   "__dummy", referenced from:
> ld: symbol(s) not found
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make: *** [python.exe] Error 1
> Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/ 
> local/var/macports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_lang_ 
> python23/work/Python-2.3.6" && make all " returned error 2
> Command output: gcc -L/opt/local/lib -u __dummy -u _PyMac_Error - 
> framework System -framework CoreServices -framework Foundation -o  
> python.exe \
>             Modules/python.o \
>             -L. -lpython2.3 -ldl -framework CoreServices -framework  
> Foundation
> Undefined symbols:
>   "__dummy", referenced from:
> ld: symbol(s) not found
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make: *** [python.exe] Error 1
>
> Warning: the following items did not execute (for python23):  
> org.macports.activate org.macports.build org.macports.destroot  
> org.macports.install
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
>
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Randall Wood
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