port install of xemacs fails due to failure to install Xaw3d

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Nov 14, 2022, at 16:22, Kenneth Wolcott wrote:

>  This appears to be a common problem with several MacPorts install attempts.
> 
>  How do I install xemacs?
> 
> excerpt...
> --->  Extracting Xaw3d
> --->  Extracting libXaw3d-1.6.4.tar.xz
> Executing:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_x11_Xaw3d/Xaw3d/work"
> && /opt/local/bin/xz -dc
> '/opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/Xaw3d/libXaw3d-1.6.4.tar.xz' |
> /usr/bin/tar -xf -
> Command failed:  cd
> "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_x11_Xaw3d/Xaw3d/work"
> && /opt/local/bin/xz -dc
> '/opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/Xaw3d/libXaw3d-1.6.4.tar.xz' |
> /usr/bin/tar -xf -
> Killed by signal: 9
> Error: Failed to extract Xaw3d: command execution failed

I'm not sure what that would fail at that point.

Does the /opt/local/bin/xz command work otherwise? Does "/opt/local/bin/xz --version" give a sensible answer for example?