gettext-tools-libs on macOS Sierra

[Peter Serocka]

> On Jan 21, 2022, at 00:05, Greg Earle <earle at isolar.DynDNS.ORG> wrote:
[...]
> My-Mac-mini:/ root# egrep " Error |build error" /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_private_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_gettext/gettext-tools-libs/main.log
> :info:build error CS0006: Metadata file `GNU.Gettext' could not be found
> :info:build make[3]: *** [msgunfmt.net.exe] Error 1

I guess there shouldn't be any C# compiler at play in the first place...

-- Peter


> On Jan 21, 2022, at 00:05, Greg Earle <earle at isolar.DynDNS.ORG> wrote:
> 
> Is anyone still using/building on Sierra?
> 
> I've got a 2012 Mac mini that's frozen on Sierra (obsolete FireWire device/driver) with
> 
>  gettext @0.19.8.1_2+universal
>  gettext-runtime @0.21_0+universal (active)
>  gettext-tools-libs @0.21_0 (active)
> 
> If I try to update anything that has a gexttext-tools-libs dependency in its tree (like gettext, glib2 and graphviz), it tries to build gettext-tools-libs @0.21_0+universal and croaks.
> 
> Tried to clean both gettext and gettext-tools-libs but it still croaks.
> 
> I then uninstalled gettext-tools-libs @0.21_0 but still get the same error(s).
> 
> Not sure if this is something to file a bug report on in Trac or if it's operator error on my part?
> 
> 		- Greg
> 
> P.S. Build errors follow:
> 
> --
> --->  Computing dependencies for gettext
> --->  Dependencies to be installed: gettext-tools-libs
> [...]
> --->  Configuring gettext-tools-libs
> Warning: Configuration logfiles contain indications of -Wimplicit-function-declaration; check that features were not accidentally disabled:
>  re_search: found in gettext-0.21-i386/gettext-tools/config.log, gettext-0.21-x86_64/gettext-tools/config.log
>  re_compile_pattern: found in gettext-0.21-i386/gettext-tools/config.log, gettext-0.21-x86_64/gettext-tools/config.log
>  re_set_syntax: found in gettext-0.21-i386/gettext-tools/config.log, gettext-0.21-x86_64/gettext-tools/config.log
>  MIN: found in gettext-0.21-i386/gettext-tools/config.log, gettext-0.21-x86_64/gettext-tools/config.log
>  free: found in gettext-0.21-i386/gettext-tools/config.log, gettext-0.21-x86_64/gettext-tools/config.log
>  re_match: found in gettext-0.21-i386/gettext-tools/config.log, gettext-0.21-x86_64/gettext-tools/config.log
> --->  Building gettext-tools-libs
> Error: Failed to build gettext-tools-libs: command execution failed
> Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_private_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_gettext/gettext-tools-libs/main.log for details.
> 
> [...]
> 
> --->  Computing dependencies for graphviz
> --->  Dependencies to be installed: gettext
> Error: Requested variants "" do not match those the build was started with: "+universal".
> Error: Please use the same variants again, or run 'port clean gettext' first to remove the existing partially completed build.
> Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_private_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_gettext/gettext/main.log for details.
> Error: Unable to exec port: can't create directory "/private/opt/local/var/macports/build/_private_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_multimedia_zvbi": permission denied
> Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets if you believe there is a bug.
> 
> My-Mac-mini:/ root# egrep " Error |build error" /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_private_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_gettext/gettext-tools-libs/main.log
> :info:build error CS0006: Metadata file `GNU.Gettext' could not be found
> :info:build make[3]: *** [msgunfmt.net.exe] Error 1
> :info:build make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
> :info:build make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> :info:build make: *** [all] Error 2
> :debug:build Error code: NONE