texlive install dies.

[John B Brown]

On 10/10/10 12:20 AM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> On Oct 9, 2010, at 23:44, John B Brown wrote:
>
>> 	Here's the log, below the quote.
>>
>> On 10/9/10 7:21 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>>> On Oct 9, 2010, at 19:35, John B Brown wrote:
>>>
>>>> Log for python26 is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_lang_python26/main.log
>>>
>>> We will need to see what's in that log file before we can know what went wrong.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> jbb at pinball3:~
>> (41): % sudo port install texlive full
>> --->   Computing dependencies for texlive
>
> [snip]
>
>> --->   Staging python26 into destroot
>> Error: Target org.macports.destroot returned: shell command failed
>> Log for python26 is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_lang_python26/main.log
>
> [snip]
>
> That's not that log file; that's a copy/paste out of your Terminal. We would need to see the contents of the file /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_lang_python26/main.log to know why python26 failed to install.
>

	You are correct. It is a copy and paste of a cat of exactly that file. 
Looking for that file now reveals that it no longer exists.

>
> On Oct 9, 2010, at 23:59, John B Brown wrote:
>
>> 	After I sent the log I attempted the command without the 'full' and it resumed with staging python26, installed it, and gave the advice
>>
>> 	sudo port install python_select
>> 	sudo python_select python26
>>
>> to complete the texlive installation. It's still working on the rest of the texlive install right now. The two commands above completed in a second shell tab.
>
> Since python26 now apparently installed ok, the log of the problem has already been overwritten, and then deleted (unless you use "keep_logs yes" in your macports.conf).
>

	I'll be sure to add 'keeplogs yes' to my
/opt/local/macports/macports.conf file.

>
>




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