is perl available from macports?

[Tena Sakai]

Hi Bradley,

Yes, I have tried both of what you mention and neither works.
When I do:
  $ sudo port install p5-macosx-file
I get:
  Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command failed (see log for details)
  Log for p5-macosx-file is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_perl_p5-macosx-file/main.log
  Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
  To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>

And the page: http://www.dan.co.jp/cases/macosx/psync.html
doesn't give any instruction for Snow Leopard.  Only Tiger, Panther,
and Jaguar.  It does give instruction to do it manually:
> tar zxvf MacOSX-File-x.xx.tar.gz
> cd MacOSX-File-x.xx
> perl Makefile.PL
> make
> make test
> sudo make install

When I follow these steps, at 4th step (make),
I get:
  Catalog.xs:181: error: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer
  Catalog.xs: In function ‘XS_MacOSX__File__Catalog_xs_setcatalog’:
  Catalog.xs:263: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
  make[1]: *** [Catalog.o] Error 1

I have also looked at Time Machine, but I don't
really like it.  It generates so many incremental
backup's.  To me, just making the whole backup
(level 0 in old lingo) as I see fit (and keeping
the current and a previous copies) works much better.

I wish I could get psync to work.

Tena






--- On Sat, 5/7/11, Bradley Giesbrecht <pixilla at macports.org> wrote:

From: Bradley Giesbrecht <pixilla at macports.org>
Subject: Re: is perl available from macports?
To: "Tena Sakai" <sakaitena at yahoo.com>
Cc: "Ryan Schmidt" <ryandesign at macports.org>, "Ulrich Wienands" <wienands at gmail.com>, macports-users at lists.macosforge.org
Date: Saturday, May 7, 2011, 7:37 PM


On May 7, 2011, at 6:30 PM, Tena Sakai wrote:
HI Ulrich,

Thank you for you post.

I followed Ryan's suggestion and got perl5 installed fine,
but still can't execute psync.  It complains as to File.pm
missing.  I no longer think this is perl issue.  But googling
psync this and that doesn't get me anything tangible.  I am
looking for a different backup software.

Tena


Regarding psync, did you install p5-macosx-file?$ sudo port install p5-macosx-file
http://www.dan.co.jp/cases/macosx/psync.html

Also, Time Machine works well for many.


Regards,Bradley Giesbrecht (pixilla)





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