texinfo port does not install texinfo.tex

[bechir.zalila@…]

When installing the texinfo port (@4.13), the tex files which are necessary for any further compilation of texi sources are not installed.

Technically, the make install-tex target is not run.

I attempted to add the following lines to the texinfo Portfile:

destroot.env-append TEXMF=${prefix}/share/texmf-texlive destroot.target-append install-tex

However, at the install and activate phases, the addrd texfiles don't seem to be copied.

A temporary workaround to this bug is to do the following:

1 - Install texinfo without cleaning:

port -k install texinfo

2 - Execute the install-tex target manually:

cd /opt/local/var/macports/build/*_texinfo/work/texinfo-*/ sudo make TEXMF=/opt/local/share/texmf-texlive install-tex

3 - Refresh the texmf ls-R database:

sudo mktexlsr

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Please remember to cc the maintainer, and note that you do not need to be in cc when you are the reporter. As per the ticket guidelines, the High priority is reserved for the use of MacPorts team members.

[drkp (Dan Ports)]

Cc Me!

[MarcusCalhoun-Lopez (Marcus Calhoun-Lopez)]

Cc Me!

[MarcusCalhoun-Lopez (Marcus Calhoun-Lopez)]

Attached is a possible fix for the problem.

[drkp (Dan Ports)]

Replying to mcalhoun@…:

Attached is a possible fix for the problem.

Just chiming in to point out that you're correct in using texmf instead of texmf-texlive; texmf-texlive and texmf-texlive-dist should be reserved for the texlive installation.

texmf is currently the place to put these things although it might change to something like texmf-ports in the future.

[vinc17@…]

Patch applied in r70046. Thanks.

[dershow]

Upgrading from 4.13_0 to 4.13_1 now gives an error, although it does seem to install. It looks related to the above fix, so I am including it in this ticket.

--->  Computing dependencies for texinfo
--->  Fetching texinfo
--->  Attempting to fetch texinfo-4.13.tar.lzma from http://distfiles.macports.org/texinfo
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for texinfo
--->  Extracting texinfo
--->  Configuring texinfo
--->  Building texinfo
--->  Staging texinfo into destroot
--->  Computing dependencies for texinfo
--->  Installing texinfo @4.13_1
--->  Deactivating texinfo @4.13_0
--->  Activating texinfo @4.13_1
Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: shell command failed
Log for texinfo is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_textproc_texinfo/main.log
dersh$ edit /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_textproc_texinfo/main.log

But here is what it shows after:

 port outdated
No installed ports are outdated.
dersh$ port installed texinfo
The following ports are currently installed:
  texinfo @4.13_0
  texinfo @4.13_1 (active)

I have attached the log file as well.

[dershow]

Failed upgrade log

[dershow]

Cc Me!

[vinc17@…]

I was thinking about adding a variant that depends on texlive-bin, but IMHO, this is not necessary and not a good solution (people who need the variant may forget to specify it, and using it by default would imply huge dependencies by default): the failure occurs only at the post-activate stage, which is useless if texlive-bin isn't installed anyway. If texlive-bin is installed later, mktexlsr is run at this time, so that everything is fine. So, I think the solution would be to execute mktexlsr only if it exists (the purpose of the test would just be to avoid a spurious error message).

[vinc17@…]

The problem is fixed in r70065.

Note: I've increased the revision to force those who have revision 1 to upgrade to a clean version. The only problem for those who have revision 1 is that they may get the same error when deactivating it (e.g. in the upgrade to revision 2). This error can safely be ignored and the upgrade should succeed.