ASSP port testing, not getting all perl mods to work

Scott Haneda talklists at newgeo.com
Fri Jan 23 13:06:48 PST 2009


On Jan 23, 2009, at 3:43 AM, Joshua Root wrote:

> Scott Haneda wrote:
>> Looking back over the install log:
>>
>> Warning: violation by /usr
>> Warning: p5-mail-spf violates the layout of the ports-filesystems!
>> Warning: Please fix or indicate this misbehavior (if it is  
>> intended), it
>> will be an error in future releases!
>> --->  Installing p5-mail-spf @v2.006_0
>>
>> I did some quick searching.... I am taking a guess, but does this mod
>> try to install somewhere it should not be installing?  What is the
>> course of action here, modify the source, or go to the developer?
>
> Yes, that would certainly be the problem. Use `port contents
> p5-mail-spf` to see exactly what has been installed where. Other perl
> module ports install to $prefix, so it does seem to be a bug with this
> particular module, or at least an oddity that makes it need special
> treatment.


port contents p5-mail-spf | grep -v opt
Port p5-mail-spf contains:
   /usr/sbin/spfd

So, how does not resolve this?  And I thought ports expressly  
prevented this, or is this just the port makers job to prevent it?   
Since ports noticed it, I would think it would have blocked it
--
Scott



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