docbook-xml-4.1.2: tar: +CONTENTS: Not found in archive

[dianabowley@…]

I am running OS X 10.7.3 with Xcode 4.3.1 and I've installed the command line tools. I install MacPorts 2.0.4. I am trying to follow the instructions to install a windows program from the following website about how to install BioEdit on a mac (can't seem to post the actual url). However I receive the following when trying to install wine (see below)

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

$ sudo port install wine
--->  Computing dependencies for wine
--->  Dependencies to be installed: apple-gcc42 gst-plugins-base gnome-vfs gconf dbus-glib gtk-doc docbook-xml docbook-xml-4.1.2 docbook-xml-4.2 docbook-xml-4.3 docbook-xml-4.4 docbook-xml-4.5 docbook-xml-5.0 docbook-xsl docbook-xsl gnome-doc-utils intltool gnome-common p5.12-getopt-long p5.12-pathtools p5.12-scalar-list-utils p5.12-xml-parser iso-codes libxslt libxml2 libxml2 libxslt libxslt py27-libxml2 python27 db46 libedit openssl openssl python_select sqlite3 python27 py27-libxml2 rarian getopt gtk2 atk gdk-pixbuf2 jasper jpeg jpeg libpng libpng tiff tiff hicolor-icon-theme pango Xft2 xrender xorg-libX11 xorg-bigreqsproto xorg-inputproto xorg-kbproto xorg-libXau xorg-xproto xorg-libXdmcp xorg-libxcb xorg-libpthread-stubs xorg-xcb-proto xorg-xcmiscproto xorg-xextproto xorg-xf86bigfontproto xorg-xtrans xorg-renderproto xrender cairo libpixman xorg-xcb-util shared-mime-info xorg-libXcomposite xorg-compositeproto xorg-libXext xorg-util-macros xorg-libXfixes xorg-fixesproto xorg-libXcomposite xorg-libXcursor xorg-libXcursor xorg-libXdamage xorg-damageproto xorg-libXi xorg-libXi xorg-libXinerama xorg-xineramaproto xorg-libXinerama xorg-libXrandr xorg-randrproto xorg-libXrandr orbit2 libidl policykit eggdbus gnome-mime-data gstreamer gzip texinfo gstreamer libtheora libvorbis libogg orc lcms mesa makedepend xorg-dri2proto xorg-glproto xorg-libXmu xorg-libXt xorg-libsm xorg-libice xorg-libsm xorg-libXxf86vm xorg-xf86vidmodeproto
--->  Installing docbook-xml-4.1.2 @4.1.2_1
Error: Target org.macports.install returned: tar: +CONTENTS: Not found in archive
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.
Error: Failed to install docbook-xml-4.1.2
Log for docbook-xml-4.1.2 is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_docbook-xml-4.1.2/docbook-xml-4.1.2/main.log
Error: The following dependencies were not installed: gst-plugins-base gnome-vfs gconf dbus-glib gtk-doc docbook-xml docbook-xml-4.1.2 docbook-xml-4.2 docbook-xml-4.3 docbook-xml-4.4 docbook-xml-4.5 docbook-xml-5.0 docbook-xsl docbook-xsl gnome-doc-utils intltool gnome-common p5.12-getopt-long p5.12-pathtools p5.12-scalar-list-utils p5.12-xml-parser iso-codes libxslt libxml2 libxml2 libxslt libxslt py27-libxml2 python27 db46 libedit openssl openssl python_select sqlite3 python27 py27-libxml2 rarian getopt gtk2 atk gdk-pixbuf2 jasper jpeg jpeg libpng libpng tiff tiff hicolor-icon-theme pango Xft2 xrender xorg-libX11 xorg-bigreqsproto xorg-inputproto xorg-kbproto xorg-libXau xorg-xproto xorg-libXdmcp xorg-libxcb xorg-libpthread-stubs xorg-xcb-proto xorg-xcmiscproto xorg-xextproto xorg-xf86bigfontproto xorg-xtrans xorg-renderproto xrender cairo libpixman xorg-xcb-util shared-mime-info xorg-libXcomposite xorg-compositeproto xorg-libXext xorg-util-macros xorg-libXfixes xorg-fixesproto xorg-libXcomposite xorg-libXcursor xorg-libXcursor xorg-libXdamage xorg-damageproto xorg-libXi xorg-libXi xorg-libXinerama xorg-xineramaproto xorg-libXinerama xorg-libXrandr xorg-randrproto xorg-libXrandr orbit2 libidl policykit eggdbus gnome-mime-data gstreamer gzip texinfo gstreamer libtheora libvorbis libogg orc lcms mesa makedepend xorg-dri2proto xorg-glproto xorg-libXmu xorg-libXt xorg-libsm xorg-libice xorg-libsm xorg-libXxf86vm xorg-xf86vidmodeproto
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Sounds like the archive that got downloaded for docbook-xml-4.1.2 isn't being extracted properly. I'm not sure how that's possible, but I've seen other reports of this problem with other ports. Try:

sudo port clean --all docbook-xml-4.1.2

Then try again.

[dianabowley@…]

Replying to ryandesign@…: Thanks so much for trying to help.... but it still didn't work, I'm still getting the same result. Any other suggestions?

Diana

[mkae (Marko Käning)]

I came across the same problem when trying to upgrade ktoblzcheck locally to 1.38 (1.37 is currently the most recent version in MacPorts):

$ sudo port installed ktoblzcheck 
The following ports are currently installed:
  ktoblzcheck @1.37_0 (active)
$ sudo port build
--->  Computing dependencies for ktoblzcheck
--->  Fetching ktoblzcheck
--->  Attempting to fetch ktoblzcheck-1.38.tar.gz from http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/ktoblzcheck
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for ktoblzcheck
--->  Extracting ktoblzcheck
--->  Applying patches to ktoblzcheck
--->  Configuring ktoblzcheck
--->  Building ktoblzcheck
$ sudo port install
--->  Computing dependencies for ktoblzcheck
--->  Fetching archive for ktoblzcheck
--->  Installing ktoblzcheck @1.38_0
Error: Target org.macports.install returned: tar: +CONTENTS: Not found in archive
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.
Log for ktoblzcheck is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_Users_marko_WC_MacPorts_ports_devel_ktoblzcheck/ktoblzcheck/main.log
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>

As you can see above extract and even build works just fine, but when I try to install it fails.

The log shows eventually this:

.
.
.
:notice:install --->  Installing ktoblzcheck @1.38_0
:debug:install Executing org.macports.install (ktoblzcheck)
:error:install Target org.macports.install returned: tar: +CONTENTS: Not found in archive
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.
:debug:install Backtrace: tar: +CONTENTS: Not found in archive
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.
    while executing
"exec [findBinary tar ${portutil::autoconf::tar_path}] -xOj${qflag}f $location +CONTENTS"
    (procedure "extract_contents" line 6)    invoked from within
"extract_contents $location $portarchivetype"    (procedure "portinstall::install_main" line 19)
    invoked from within
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:install Warning: the following items did not execute (for ktoblzcheck): org.macports.activate org.macports.install
:notice:install Log for ktoblzcheck is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_Users_marko_WC_MacPorts_ports_devel_ktoblzcheck/ktoblzcheck/main.log

which tells us that MacPorts tried to installed a binary version which it CANNOT find at all, since it still doesn't exist in the repo.

So, I guess, this is a bug with binary versions, isn't it?

[mkae (Marko Käning)]

Cc Me!

[mkae (Marko Käning)]

Ah, and I can add that the problem did not occur when I did the installation within a MacPorts installation which is not using binary ports.

[mkae (Marko Käning)]

It turns out that even after committing the new Portfile to MacPorts' svn server the error would persist on the local MacPorts installation using the default prefix:

$ sudo port selfupdate; sudo port upgrade outdated
--->  Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
MacPorts base version 2.0.4 installed,
MacPorts base version 2.0.4 downloaded.
--->  Updating the ports tree
--->  MacPorts base is already the latest version

The ports tree has been updated. To upgrade your installed ports, you should run
  port upgrade outdated
The following installed ports are outdated:
ktoblzcheck                    1.37_0 < 1.38_0           
--->  Computing dependencies for ktoblzcheck
--->  Fetching archive for ktoblzcheck
--->  Installing ktoblzcheck @1.38_0
Error: Target org.macports.install returned: tar: +CONTENTS: Not found in archive
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.
Log for ktoblzcheck is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_ktoblzcheck/ktoblzcheck/main.log
Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1
To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>
Error: No ports matched the given expression

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Is it possible this is a duplicate of #34080? See if using MacPorts 2.1.0 beta 2 helps (whenever that's released), or build manually from the 2.1 branch. This shouldn't be happening on Snow Leopard or later, unless you replaced "tar" with bsdtar.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

This shouldn't be happening on Snow Leopard or later, unless you replaced "tar" with bsdtar.

Correction: unless you replaced "tar" with gnutar.

[mkae (Marko Käning)]

This happens on SL in my case with and without gnutar installed:

markos-imac:~ marko$ port installed gnutar 
The following ports are currently installed:
  gnutar @1.26_0 (active)
markos-imac:~ marko$ sudo port deactivate gnutar
Password:
--->  Deactivating gnutar @1.26_0
--->  Cleaning gnutar
markos-imac:~ marko$ tar --version
bsdtar 2.6.2 - libarchive 2.6.2
markos-imac:~ marko$ whereis tar
/usr/bin/tar
markos-imac:~ marko$ PSLO ; PUOUI 
--->  Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
MacPorts base version 2.0.4 installed,
MacPorts base version 2.0.4 downloaded.
--->  Updating the ports tree
--->  MacPorts base is already the latest version

The ports tree has been updated. To upgrade your installed ports, you should run
  port upgrade outdated
The following installed ports are outdated:
ktoblzcheck                    1.37_0 < 1.38_0           
mc                             4.8.0_0 < 4.8.1.1_0       
py26-tz                        2012b_0 < 2012c_0         
--->  Computing dependencies for ktoblzcheck
--->  Installing ktoblzcheck @1.38_0
Error: Target org.macports.install returned: tar: +CONTENTS: Not found in archive
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.
Log for ktoblzcheck is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_Users_marko_WC_MacPorts_ports_devel_ktoblzcheck/ktoblzcheck/main.log
Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1
To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>
--->  Uninstalling gnutar @1.26_0
--->  Cleaning gnutar

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

I don't see the archive actually being downloaded in any of these logs. If you have an archive lying around locally that has no +CONTENTS, that would do it. Please do check if you can repro with 2.1.

[mkae (Marko Käning)]

OK, I cleaned and retried the installation with the same result:

$ sudo port clean --dist ktoblzcheck 
--->  Cleaning ktoblzcheck
$ sudo port upgrade ktoblzcheck --->  Computing dependencies for ktoblzcheck
--->  Fetching archive for ktoblzcheck
--->  Installing ktoblzcheck @1.38_0
Error: Target org.macports.install returned: tar: +CONTENTS: Not found in archive
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.
Log for ktoblzcheck is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_Users_marko_WC_MacPorts_ports_devel_ktoblzcheck/ktoblzcheck/main.log
Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1
To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>
$ 

This is all with 2.0.4, of course. If I peek into the log I see this:

version:1
:msg:main --->  Computing dependencies for ktoblzcheck:info:main .:debug:main Searching for dependency: python27
:debug:main Found Dependency: receipt exists for python27
:msg:main
:debug:main Executing org.macports.main (ktoblzcheck)
:debug:archivefetch archivefetch phase started at Sat Apr 28 12:04:12 CEST 2012
:msg:archivefetch --->  Fetching archive for ktoblzcheck
:debug:archivefetch Executing org.macports.archivefetch (ktoblzcheck)
:debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.fetch (ktoblzcheck)
:debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.checksum (ktoblzcheck)
:debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.extract (ktoblzcheck)
:debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.patch (ktoblzcheck)
:debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.configure (ktoblzcheck)
:debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.build (ktoblzcheck)
:debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.destroot (ktoblzcheck)
:debug:install install phase started at Sat Apr 28 12:04:12 CEST 2012
:notice:install --->  Installing ktoblzcheck @1.38_0
:debug:install Executing org.macports.install (ktoblzcheck)
:error:install Target org.macports.install returned: tar: +CONTENTS: Not found in archive
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.
:debug:install Backtrace: tar: +CONTENTS: Not found in archive
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.
    while executing
"exec [findBinary tar ${portutil::autoconf::tar_path}] -xOj${qflag}f $location +CONTENTS"
    (procedure "extract_contents" line 6)
    invoked from within
"extract_contents $location $portarchivetype"
    (procedure "portinstall::install_main" line 19)
    invoked from within
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:install Warning: the following items did not execute (for ktoblzcheck): org.macports.install
:notice:install Log for ktoblzcheck is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_Users_marko_WC_MacPorts_ports_devel_ktoblzcheck/ktoblzcheck/main.log

Isn't it strange that although I did a "sudo port clean --dist" all the fetch steps are simply skipped?

[mkae (Marko Käning)]

Sorry, I didn't mean to change the description of this issue. Looks like I added a trailing space only. :-)

[mkae (Marko Käning)]

Upgrading MacPorts to the 2.1.0 release candidate (thanks to Joshua for the hint) solved the installation issue for me after a "sudo port selfupdate" followed by a " sudo port clean --dist ktoblzcheck".