disk full causes "Error: Target org.macports.install returned: unmatched open brace in list" ?

[Russell.Stringer.Bell.RIP@…]

A few days back I did a install/upgrade command which gave the following error reported under debug mode:

# /opt/local/bin/env PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH    /usr/bin/nice -n 19 /opt/local/bin/port  -u -c -d -p upgrade     createtorrent  rtorrent  GTorrentViewer a52decX transmission
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ar: .libs/libtiff.a: No space left on device
make[2]: *** [libtiff.la] Error 1
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
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DEBUG: unmatched open brace in list
    while executing
"llength $dep_map"
    (procedure "receipt_flat::open_dep_map" line 18)
    invoked from within
"${macports::registry.format}::open_dep_map $args"
    (procedure "registry::open_dep_map" line 3)
    invoked from within
"registry::open_dep_map "
    (procedure "portuninstall::uninstall" line 43)
    invoked from within
"portuninstall::uninstall $portname ${version_installed}_$revision_installed$oldvariant $optionslist"
Error: Uninstall curl 7.15.5_0+darwin_8 failed: unmatched open brace in list
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I used '-p' when invoking 'port'; so it continued despite all these errors. I assume this has left my Macports in an inconsistent state; some of my port install's/upgrade's seem to be failing with the same error. I know absolutely nothing about Macports design/impl., so I do not know where to begin debugging this error, and I suspect debugging this will involve fixing more than one Macports file/portfile. I googled around and found only this post:

​http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macports-users/2006-October/000405.html

but this post remains unanswered. Is there a nice, clean, quick way to resolve this issue? I have attached logs for relevant 'port install/upgrade' commands. This is a summary of the errors:

# /opt/local/bin/zgrep -n -i -e 'No space left on device' ./log02*.gz
./log0207.gz:21256:Error: Target org.macports.install returned: error copying "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_net_ad$
./log0221.gz:22959:ar: .libs/libtiff.a: No space left on device 
./log0221.gz:22990:ar: .libs/libtiff.a: No space left on device
./log0221.gz:23366:Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: No space left on device


# /opt/local/bin/zgrep -n -i -e 'unmatched open brace in list' ./log02*.gz
./log0221.gz:23750:DEBUG: unmatched open brace in list
./log0221.gz:23762:Error: Uninstall curl 7.15.5_0+darwin_8 failed: unmatched open brace in list
./log0221.gz:23917:DEBUG: unmatched open brace in list
./log0221.gz:23929:Error: Uninstall ncursesw 5.6_0+darwin_8 failed: unmatched open brace in list
./log0222.gz:320:Error: Target org.macports.install returned: unmatched open brace in list
./log0222.gz:5345:DEBUG: unmatched open brace in list
./log0222.gz:5357:Error: Uninstall python24 2.4.2_3+darwin_8+macosx failed: unmatched open brace in list
./log0233.gz:1253:DEBUG: unmatched open brace in list
./log0233.gz:1265:Error: Uninstall tcl 8.5.0_0 failed: unmatched open brace in list
./log0234.gz:528:Error: Target org.macports.install returned: unmatched open brace in list
./log0234.gz:571:DEBUG: unmatched open brace in list
./log0234.gz:583:Error: Uninstall freetype 2.1.10_2 failed: unmatched open brace in list

My configuration: (let me know if more info is needed to diagnose problem)

$ uname -a
Darwin mac-mini-ppc.local 8.11.0 Darwin Kernel Version 8.11.0: Wed Oct 10 18:26:00 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.24.17~1/RELEASE_PPC Power Macintosh powerpc PowerMac10,1 Darwin

$ port -d version
Version: 1.600

# /opt/local/bin/env  PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH       /usr/bin/nice   -n 20   /opt/local/bin/printenv
TERM=dumb
SHELL=/bin/sh
HISTSIZE=1000000
SSH_CLIENT=::1 50912 22
SSH_TTY=/dev/ttyp2
EMACS=t
USER=root
HISTFILESIZE=1000000
TERMCAP=
VERSION_CONTROL=numbered
__CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x0:0:0
COLUMNS=180
PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
MAIL=/var/mail/root
PWD=/ADMIN/DONE/port
HOME=/var/root
SHLVL=3
LOGNAME=root
SSH_CONNECTION=::1 50912 ::1 22
INSIDE_EMACS=22.1.1,comint
HISTTIMEFORMAT=%c%t%t
_=/opt/local/bin/env
OLDPWD=/var/root

Thanks,

[Russell.Stringer.Bell.RIP@…]

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[Russell.Stringer.Bell.RIP@…]

port tclsh script from macports 1.6.0 - failed to locate unmatched brace

[Russell.Stringer.Bell.RIP@…]

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[afb@…]

Replying to 14533:

I used '-p' when invoking 'port'; so it continued despite all these errors. I assume this has left my Macports in an inconsistent state; some of my port install's/upgrade's seem to be failing with the same error. I know absolutely nothing about Macports design/impl., so I do not know where to begin debugging this error, and I suspect debugging this will involve fixing more than one Macports file/portfile.

Yes, your MacPorts "registry" became corrupted/inconsistent. The files it is using live in /opt/local/var/macports/receipts, but there is unfortunately no simple way of repairing it...

The "easy" (not "quick") way of repairing is saving the files you care about (like your configuration and distfiles) and start over from a clean installation (move /opt/local aside)

[tobypeterson]

Milestone MacPorts base bugs deleted

[MarcusCalhoun-Lopez (Marcus Calhoun-Lopez)]

Cc Me!

[MarcusCalhoun-Lopez (Marcus Calhoun-Lopez)]

Since the only solution seems to be to reform the registry (by reinstalling), can this ticket be closed as wontfix?

[Russell.Stringer.Bell.RIP@…]

Replying to mcalhoun@…:

Since the only solution seems to be to reform the registry (by reinstalling), can this ticket be closed as wontfix?

I agree to close as 'wontfix'.