port install of xemacs fails due to failure to install Xaw3d

[Kenneth Wolcott]

Hi Ryan;

/opt/local/bin/xz --version
xz (XZ Utils) 5.2.7
liblzma 5.2.7

On Sun, Nov 20, 2022 at 4:51 PM Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> wrote:
>
> 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?
>