can't get 'texlive' to install due to bug in 'texi2html'

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I have an iBook G4 running OSX 10.3.9 Here's my port version btw: % port version Version: 1.710

I tried to install 'texlive', but it failed like so: % sudo port install texlive Password: ---> Fetching texi2html ---> Attempting to fetch texi2html-1.80.tar.gz from ​http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/texi2html ---> Verifying checksum(s) for texi2html ---> Extracting texi2html ---> Configuring texi2html ---> Building texi2html Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_textproc_texi2html/work/texi2html-1.80" && make all " returned error 2 Command output: Making all in . /bin/sh ./buildt2h.sh texi2html texi2html_configured.pl MySimple.pm T2h_i18n.pm texi2html.init translations.pl examples/l2h.init T2h_l2h.pm regenerating texi2html from MySimple.pm T2h_i18n.pm texi2html.init translations.pl texi2html_configured.pl examples/l2h.init T2h_l2h.pm chmod a+x texi2html Making all in doc Generating texi2html.1... sed: 1: "s/[@]PACKAGE_DATE[@]/18 ...": bad flag in substitute command: 'c' make[1]: * [texi2html.1] Error 1 make: * [all-recursive] Error 1

Error: The following dependencies failed to build: texlive_base texi2html texinfo lzmautils texlive_texmf-full texlive_texmf-minimal xorg-libXaw Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. [Ada-Rubins-Computer:~] aeevr% source .cshrc [Ada-Rubins-Computer:~] aeevr% sudo port -f build texlive_base Password: ---> Building texi2html Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_textproc_texi2html/work/texi2html-1.80" && make all " returned error 2 Command output: Making all in . make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'. Making all in doc Generating texi2html.1... sed: 1: "s/[@]PACKAGE_DATE[@]/18 ...": bad flag in substitute command: 'c' make[1]: * [texi2html.1] Error 1 make: * [all-recursive] Error 1

Error: The following dependencies failed to build: texi2html texinfo lzmautils texlive_texmf-full texlive_texmf-minimal xorg-libXaw Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. [Ada-Rubins-Computer:~] aeevr% sudo port -f install texlive_base ---> Building texi2html Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_textproc_texi2html/work/texi2html-1.80" && make all " returned error 2 Command output: Making all in . make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'. Making all in doc Generating texi2html.1... sed: 1: "s/[@]PACKAGE_DATE[@]/18 ...": bad flag in substitute command: 'c' make[1]: * [texi2html.1] Error 1 make: * [all-recursive] Error 1

Error: The following dependencies failed to build: texi2html texinfo lzmautils texlive_texmf-full texlive_texmf-minimal xorg-libXaw Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

============================================== So I tried to istall the depedencies one by one, so I did: % sudo port -f install xorg-libXaw % sudo port -f install texlive_texmf-minimal % sudo port -f install texlive_texmf-full % sudo port -f install lzmautils % sudo port -f install texinfo which all completed without complaint.

When I tried to install 'texi2html' I got the following error: % sudo port -f install texi2html---> Building texi2html Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_textproc_texi2html/work/texi2html-1.80" && make all " returned error 2 Command output: Making all in . make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'. Making all in doc Generating texi2html.1... sed: 1: "s/[@]PACKAGE_DATE[@]/18 ...": bad flag in substitute command: 'c' make[1]: * [texi2html.1] Error 1 make: * [all-recursive] Error 1

Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

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I'm pretty sure the problem has to do with the setting of this env variable 'PACKAGE_DATE' which keeps getting set to '18:44 January ./configure.ac'.

In the executable file 'configure' I changed line 2276 from: PACKAGE_DATE="$srcdir"/mdate-sh "$srcdir"/configure.ac

to: PACKAGE_DATE="$srcdir"/mdate-sh

Then I followed the instructions in the 'INSTALL' file: 1)make clean 2)sh ./configure 3)make 4)make install which finished without complaint.

So I was feeling all pleased with myself that I got it to compile, but when I tried to install(also tried build btw) 'texlive' again I got the following error:

% sudo port -f install texlive ---> Installing texi2html @1.80_0 Error: Target org.macports.install returned: Registry error: texi2html @1.80_0 already registered as installed. Please uninstall it first. Error: The following dependencies failed to build: texlive_base texi2html Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

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So I tried to install 'texlive_base', but the sam problem: % sudo port -f install texlive_base ---> Installing texi2html @1.80_0 Error: Target org.macports.install returned: Registry error: texi2html @1.80_0 already registered as installed. Please uninstall it first. Error: The following dependencies failed to build: texi2html Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

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Anyone know what I should do here? Seems like MacPorts won't accept the build of a dependency that is complied by me, the user, only its own builds. There's probably some simple thing I must do to get it to work, but it was not clear to me from looking at the Guide.

Thanks in advance for your help.