BUG : port dependents crashes if not use in single user mode

[yves@…]

Or is it really necessary to touch the map file ?

Bilbo:~/macports/dports/gnome/inkscape yves$ port dependents gtkmm shell command "touch /Users/Shared/dports/receipts/dep_map" returned error 1 Command output: touch: /Users/Shared/dports/receipts/dep_map: Permission denied

while executing

"system "touch $map_file""

(procedure "receipt_flat::open_dep_map" line 10) invoked from within

"${darwinports::registry.format}::open_dep_map $args"

(procedure "registry::open_dep_map" line 3) invoked from within

"registry::open_dep_map"

("uplevel" body line 2) invoked from within

"uplevel 1 $block"

(procedure "foreachport" line 16) invoked from within

"foreachport $portlist {

registry::open_dep_map set deplist [registry::list_dependents $portname]

if { [llength $deplist] > 0 } {

set dl [li..."

(procedure "action_dependents" line 3) invoked from within

"$action_proc $action $portlist [array get global_options]"

(procedure "process_cmd" line 49) invoked from within

"process_cmd $remaining_args"

invoked from within

"if { [llength $remaining_args] > 0 } {

# If there are remaining arguments, process those as a command

# Exit immediately, by default, unless we'r..."

(file "/opt/local/bin/port" line 2584)

[kballard (Lily Ballard)]

My guess is it touches the file, so when it tries to read it, it can assume the file exists and doesn't have to deal with an error if it doesn't. In other words, a lame attempt to avoid dealing with errors.

Of course, I haven't actually read the code, but that's the only reason I can think of to touch the file.

[kballard (Lily Ballard)]

Hrm, re-reading your original error, it seems to be trying to touch /Users/Shared/dports/receipts/dep_map. Did you change your portdbpath in /opt/local/etc/ports/ports.conf?

Incidentally, the error should only happen if dep_map doesn't exist.

[kballard (Lily Ballard)]

Fixed in [22769]

[jmpalacios (Juan Manuel Palacios)]

Merged into release_1_4 branch in r22770.

-jmpp