grep port broken on Tiger

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Jan 20, 2008, at 14:51, Olivier Croquette wrote:

> The grep port is broken here on Tiger:
>
> Making install in po
> /./install-sh -c -d /opt/local/var/macports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysut 
> ils_grep/work/destroot//opt/local/share
> make[1]: /./install-sh: Command not found
> make[1]: *** [install-data-yes] Error 127
> make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
>
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

Yes, I filed a ticket on this problem two months ago:

http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/ticket/13343

I've added your email address to the ticket's Cc list so you'll be  
informed of any progress.


> In the following generated Mafile:
> /opt/local/var/macports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysut 
> ils_grep/work/grep-2.5.3/po
>
> There is this strange part:
>
> MKDIR_P = .././install-sh -c -d
> mkdir_p = $(top_builddir)/./install-sh -c -d
>
> Looks like test code which needs to be cleaned up and $ 
> (top_builddir) is empty at this point.
>
> If I replace it with:
> MKDIR_P = .././install-sh -c -d
> mkdir_p = .././install-sh -c -d
>
> and then resume the port install, then it works.

Perhaps the port could include a patch to make this change  
automatically.