Newbie can't install xorg-libXext

[Bryan Blackburn]

On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 02:55:49PM -0700, Rasmussen Law Offices, PLLC said:
> First let me say that I'm very new at using macports.
> 
> I was trying to install hydrogen on my Macbook running Leopard
> 10.5.7.  It hangs when it starts to try and install xorg-libXext.
> 
> Here's the message that I get:
> 
> administrators-macbook:~ Administrator$ sudo port install -v hydrogen
> Password:
> --->  Building xorg-libXext
> Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/
> local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_x11_xor
> g-libXext/work/libXext-1.0.99.4" && make all " returned error 1
> Command output: sh: line 0: cd: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_x11_xor
> g-libXext/work/libXext-1.0.99.4: No such file or directory
> 
> Error: The following dependencies failed to build: scons python25 tk
> xorg-libXScrnSaver xorg-libXext
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
> administrators-macbook:~ Administrator$
> 
> So how do I fix this?  I've tried installing xorg-libXext by itself
> and I get the same message.

That's weird; try

$ sudo port clean --work xorg-libXext

then see if your install of hydrogen works then.

Bryan


> 
> Thanks for any help you can give.  Rock on.