Problems installing java/fantom

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Jan 6, 2012, at 18:52, John Ruschmeyer wrote:

> I'm trying to install java/fantom under 10.4.11 on a G3, but it is failing with an error:
> 
> John-Ruschmeyers-PowerBook-G3:~ root# port install fantom
> --->  Computing dependencies for fantom
> --->  Fetching archive for fantom
> --->  Attempting to fetch fantom-1.0.57_0.darwin_8.ppc.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/fantom
> --->  Fetching fantom
> --->  Attempting to fetch fantom-1.0.57.zip from http://fan.googlecode.com/files/
> --->  Verifying checksum(s) for fantom
> --->  Extracting fantom
> --->  Configuring fantom
> --->  Building fantom
> --->  Staging fantom into destroot
> Error: Target org.macports.destroot returned: could not create new link "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_java_fantom/fantom/work/destroot/opt/local/bin/fan" since target "../share/java/fantom/bin/fan" doesn't exist
> Log for fantom is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_java_fantom/fantom/main.log
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
> 
> It also fails under 10.5.8 on my G4 with the same error. I've attached the complete log to this message.
> 
> Does anybody have any advice on resolving this issue?

For compatibility with the versions of Tcl on Leopard and older, and just for brevity, the portfile should use "ln -s" instead of "file link -s".


> Also, the Portfile wants to install version 1.0.57. The latest version is 1.0.61

I filed a ticket requesting an update:

https://trac.macports.org/ticket/32798

My patch there includes a fix for your symlink issue.


> and there was a ticket filed several months ago (28727) to update to 1.0.58.

I resolved this ticket.