Pyraf question

[David Nicholls]

David Nicholls wrote:
> Joshua Root wrote:
>> On 2010-1-2 01:00 , Joshua Root wrote:
>>> On 2010-1-2 00:24 , David Nicholls wrote:
>>>> Some progress: the pre-install tests work, but I suspect the port
>>>> install process is not going to let me configure:  The error message I
>>>> get is:
>>>> --------
>>>>
>>>> sudo port install
>>>> --->  Computing dependencies for pyraf
>>>> --->  Configuring pyraf
>>>> Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell
>>>> command " cd
>>>> "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_Users_dcnicholls_python_pyraf/work/pyraf-1.8.1" 
>>>>
>>>> && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local " returned error 127
>>>> Command output: sh: ./configure: No such file or directory
>>>>
>>>> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
>>>> -------
>>>>
>>>> The /opt/local/var/macports... directory does exist, so I presume the
>>>> problem lies with the ./configure --prefix step
>>>>
>>>> Or maybe it's because I'm trying to turn a stand-alone install tar.gz
>>>> file to work with Macports?
>>> Well, is there a configure script or not?
> 
> As this is my first attempt at building a port, and I'm no heavy duty 
> Unix person, there's lots of things I don't know that I don't know 
> about.  One of which is configure scripts. More to learn :-)
> 
>>
>> Actually, given that this is a python module, you most likely want to
>> use the appropriate PortGroup, which would set 'use_configure no' for 
>> you.
> 
> I'll try that.  First I need to read more about portgroups.

Further inspection of the 3 setup files in the pyraf distro indicates a 
dependence on x11, and since I'm also trying to get the latest XQuartz 
x11 server working (see open ticket 
http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/ticket/337 ), it makes no sense to 
try getting pyraf working yet.  And I strongly suspect I know nowhere 
near enough to tackle the port just yet.  I'll (probably) be back.

DN

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