Mac Port selfupdate failed

[ajcblyth@…]

sh-3.2# port selfupdate 
--->  Updating the ports tree
--->  Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
MacPorts base version 1.8.2 installed,
MacPorts base version 1.9.2 downloaded.
--->  MacPorts base is outdated, installing new version 1.9.2
Installing new MacPorts release in /opt/local as root:admin; permissions 0755; Tcl-Package in /Library/Tcl

Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Error installing new MacPorts base: shell command "cd /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/base && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --with-tclpackage=/Library/Tcl --with-install-user=root --with-install-group=admin --with-directory-mode=0755 --enable-readline && make && make install" returned error 2
sh-3.2# 

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Please remember to select the correct component. We'll need to see debug output.

[spe@…]

output from "sudo port -d selfupdate"

[spe@…]

I have the same problem with selfupdate today with 1.9.1 and I've attached debug output to this ticket. (Meta-error: attaching output to someone else's ticket does not update the last-modified timestamp of a ticket.)

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Well we have no evidence that it is in fact the same problem without seeing the original reporter's debug output, but OK, we can deal with both here. The config.log in the base directory will have the exact reason why configure decided it couldn't continue, but it looks like you're missing some OS and/or Xcode components.

[spe@…]

config.log files from failed selfupdate 1.9.2

[spe@…]

My system is an Intel Mac running 10.6.4 and is current according to "Software Update".

I've attached the "config.log" file for "base" to this ticket.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

You appear to be missing /usr/bin/gcc, and configure ends up finding a copy of gcc 4.5 in /usr/local. This then fails to compile a Foundation test program.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

So, to fix that, please reinstall Xcode (current version for Snow Leopard is 3.2.4), and remove everything in /usr/local since having things installed there can cause unexpected surprises.

[spe@…]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

[...] remove everything in /usr/local since having things installed there can cause unexpected surprises.

Okay, sorry, that's not going to happen.

I thought trouble would occur if one forced MacPorts to install things in /usr/local, not if /usr/local was simply not empty. Time for me to re-read the docs.

Good luck with 1.9.2

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Closing. Original reporter, you can reopen if you provide debug output.