ports that are outdated but cannot be upgraded.

[Kenneth Wolcott]

Thank you for the clarification, but I prefer building from source (I
have the M1 chip) because at least once some x86-64 port really
screwed things up for awhile (it could have been one of my many
non-forced errors :-) )

Ken

On Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 12:10 AM Christopher Jones
<jonesc at hep.phy.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On 30 Mar 2023, at 2:28 am, Kenneth Wolcott <kennethwolcott at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Not too bad.  The uninstall and install from source sequence completed
> > fairly quickly.
>
> Chances are you did not need to build from source, as this is only required for specific reasons, like if you pick non-default variants (which the commands you where given do not) or if you are using a non-default installation prefix.
>
> Chris
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ken
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 10:12 AM Bill Cole
> > <macportsusers-20171215 at billmail.scconsult.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 2023-03-29 at 07:49:28 UTC-0400 (Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:49:28 +0100)
> >> Christopher Jones <jonesc at hep.phy.cam.ac.uk>
> >> is rumored to have said:
> >>
> >>> Hio,
> >>>
> >>> Your problem is precisely what it says at the end
> >>>
> >>>> Error: Failed to configure libtorrent-rasterbar: boost176 must be
> >>>> installed with +python311.
> >>>
> >>> you will likely have it installed with a different python version
> >>> selected, and port respects this as your ‘choice’. You need to
> >>> uninstall boost176 and reinstall it with the new default variants.
> >>
> >> I agree 100%. Simple commands:
> >>
> >> port uninstall boost176
> >> port install boost176
> >>
> >> Beware: building Boost from source is painfully slow.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bill Cole
> >> bill at scconsult.com or billcole at apache.org
> >> (AKA @grumpybozo and many *@billmail.scconsult.com addresses)
> >> Not Currently Available For Hire
>