MacPorts-1.9.1 compiled to XFS NFS files system

[rletourneau@…]

Hello,

I've been trying to install macports to /opt linked to a network file system. The file system is SGI's XFS. It is mounted via NFS. It compiles and installs with no mayjor errors. I run selfupdate, and then try to install my first package, but it always fails with Error: Target org.macports.patch returned: could not set flags for file

I've recompiled and installed many times with various configure options. I always get the same error. I created a compile and install script, to be run in the compile dir, with the following configure options ;

---

#!/bin/sh

export PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
MP_PREFIX=/opt/macports/snowleopard

./configure --prefix=$MP_PREFIX --with-tclpackage=$MP_PREFIX/Library/Tcl --with-applications-dir=$MP_PREFIX/Applications --with-install-user=root --with-install-group=wheel --with-shared-directory --with-frameworks-dir --with-universal-archs="I386 X86_64"

make && make install

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Here is verbose output of installing first package ;

bash-3.2# ./port -v install py26-PyQt4 +universal
--->  Computing dependencies for py26-pyqt4................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
--->  Dependencies to be installed: py26-sip python26 bzip2 db46 gdbm gettext expat libiconv gperf ncurses ncursesw openssl zlib readline sqlite3 qt4-mac dbus autoconf help2man p5-locale-gettext perl5 perl5.8 m4 automake libtool pkgconfig jpeg libmng lcms tiff libpng qt4_select
--->  Fetching bzip2
--->  bzip2-1.0.6.tar.gz doesn't seem to exist in /opt/macports/snowleopard/var/macports/distfiles/bzip2
--->  Attempting to fetch bzip2-1.0.6.tar.gz from http://distfiles.macports.org/bzip2
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100  763k  100  763k    0     0   895k      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--  925k
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for bzip2
--->  Checksumming bzip2-1.0.6.tar.gz
--->  Extracting bzip2
--->  Extracting bzip2-1.0.6.tar.gz
--->  Applying patches to bzip2
--->  Applying /Volumes/VFX/opt/macports/snowleopard/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/archivers/bzip2/files/patch-Makefile-man.diff
patching file Makefile
--->  Applying /Volumes/VFX/opt/macports/snowleopard/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/archivers/bzip2/files/patch-Makefile-links.diff
patching file Makefile
--->  Applying /Volumes/VFX/opt/macports/snowleopard/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/archivers/bzip2/files/patch-Makefile-dylib.diff
patching file Makefile
'''Error: Target org.macports.patch returned: could not set flags for file "/opt/macports/snowleopard/var/macports/build/_Volumes_VFX_opt_macports_snowleopard_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_archivers_bzip2/work/bzip2-1.0.6/Makefile": operation not supported'''
Warning: the following items did not execute (for bzip2): org.macports.activate org.macports.patch org.macports.configure org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
Log for bzip2 is at: /opt/macports/snowleopard/var/macports/logs/_Volumes_VFX_opt_macports_snowleopard_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_archivers_bzip2/main.log
Error: The following dependencies failed to build: py26-sip python26 bzip2 db46 gdbm gettext expat libiconv gperf ncurses ncursesw openssl zlib readline sqlite3 qt4-mac dbus autoconf help2man p5-locale-gettext perl5 perl5.8 m4 automake libtool pkgconfig jpeg libmng lcms tiff libpng qt4_select
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>

We installed MacPorts-1.8.1, some time ago, for OS X Leopard to /opt/macports/leopard with the same compile options and it works well.

I have attached compile and install logs to this post.

Thanks,

Ryan Letourneau

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

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[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

The log you've attached seems to just show you building base. Please attach the log from the bzip2 build.

[rletourneau@…]

o.k I've attached verbose debug log of bzip2

[rletourneau@…]

Has anyone reviewed this ticket recently, and if so is there a solution to this issue

Thanks

[rletourneau@…]

. . . attached is the main.log for macports after failing install of package

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

The error in both logfiles is "could not set flags for file". I guess the network protocol implementation or the filesystem you're using don't support setting the flags MacPorts sets. Why do you want MacPorts on a network disk anyway?

[mathew.eis@…]

I can confirm seeing the same issue. We see it regardless of whether the underlying nfs filesystem is xfs or ext3.

The culprit appears to be in proc fileAttrsAsRoot {file attributes} { in share/macports/Tcl/port1.0/portutil.tcl

Specifically, the line eval file attributes {$file} $attributes is trying to run (among other things), the following TCL command, which fails:

file attributes /path/to/foo -readonly 0

Arguments about whether running MacPorts on a network aside, would it be possible to subvert this command? It seems to me unnecessary to forcibly state that a file should NOT be read-only.

[mathew.eis@…]

... also that the issue still exists in MacPorts 2.0.4

[james968]

Cc Me!

[james968]

Hi,

I'm seeing this same issue on 2.1.3:

MacPorts 2.1.3
Entering interactive mode... ("help" for help, "quit" to quit)
[Users/james] > install apr
--->  Activating apr @1.4.6_1
Error: org.macports.activate for port apr returned: could not set flags for file "/opt/local/include/apr-1": operation not supported
Please see the log file for port apr for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_net_nas_export_software_10.8_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_apr/apr/main.log
To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
    http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
Error: Processing of port apr failed

Looking at the indicated log I see:

:debug:activate Error code: POSIX ENOTSUP {operation not supported}
:debug:activate Backtrace: could not set flags for file "/opt/local/include/apr-1": operation not supported
    while executing
"::file attributes $dstfile -group admin -owner root -permissions 040755 -readonly 0 -hidden 0"
    ("eval" body line 1)

I'm using autofs to mount the directory, so /opt/local is a symbolic link to the nfs share : /opt/local -> /net/nas/export/software/10.8/opt/local

[james968]

Log of the install failure

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Probably has issues due to not having root privileges on the remote filesystem, so you probably need to configure for a non-root installation, i.e. set --with-install-user and --with-install-group to something other than root, and don’t use sudo when running port.