virtualbox: SyntaxError: invalid syntax

[frederic.leger@…]

Under MAC 10.8.2, latest macport release, I try to install virtualbox @4.2.6, but error occurs during compilation kmk :

:info:build /opt/local/bin/ranlib: file: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_emulators_virtualbox/virtualbox/work/VirtualBox-4.2.6/out/darwin.amd64/release/obj/RuntimeR3/RuntimeR3.a(timesupref.o) has no symbols
:info:build kmk_builtin_append '/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_emulators_virtualbox/virtualbox/work/VirtualBox-4.2.6/out/darwin.amd64/release/obj/RuntimeR3/RuntimeR3.a.dep' 'define RuntimeR3_CMDS_PREV_'
:info:build kmk_builtin_append -c '/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_emulators_virtualbox/virtualbox/work/VirtualBox-4.2.6/out/darwin.amd64/release/obj/RuntimeR3/RuntimeR3.a.dep' '/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_emulators_virtualbox/virtualbox/work/VirtualBox-4.2.6/out/darwin.amd64/release/obj/RuntimeR3/RuntimeR3.a'
:info:build kmk_builtin_append '/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_emulators_virtualbox/virtualbox/work/VirtualBox-4.2.6/out/darwin.amd64/release/obj/RuntimeR3/RuntimeR3.a.dep' 'endef'
:info:build kmk: *** Exiting with status 2
:info:build Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_emulators_virtualbox/virtualbox/work/VirtualBox-4.2.6" && . env.sh && kmk all KBUILD_VERBOSE=full 
:info:build Exit code: 2
:error:build org.macports.build for port virtualbox returned: command execution failed
:debug:build Error code: CHILDSTATUS 35263 2
:debug:build Backtrace: command execution failed
    while executing
"system -nice 0 $fullcmdstring"
    ("eval" body line 1)
    invoked from within
"eval system $notty $nice \$fullcmdstring"
    invoked from within
"command_exec build"
    (procedure "portbuild::build_main" line 8)
    invoked from within
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:build Warning: targets not executed for virtualbox: org.macports.activate org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

In the future, please use WikiFormatting and fill in the Port field.

[frederic.leger@…]

Replying to macsforever2000@…:

In the future, please use WikiFormatting and fill in the Port field.

Ok, Thanks. It's my first request with Trac.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

The actual relevant first error seems to be:

:info:build   File "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_emulators_virtualbox/virtualbox/work/VirtualBox-4.2.6/src/VBox/HostServices/SharedOpenGL/crserverlib/server_retval.py", line 49
:info:build     """
:info:build       ^
:info:build SyntaxError: invalid syntax

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

What version of Xcode do you have?

And what output do you get for xcodebuild -version and clang -v?

Do you still get this problem with virtualbox @4.2.8?

[frederic.leger@…]

port install virtualbox

[frederic.leger@…]

Hello,

What version of Xcode do you have? And what output do you get for xcodebuild -version and clang -v?

Xcode 4.6.1, Build version 4H512

Apple clang version 4.1 (tags/Apple/clang-421.11.66) (based on LLVM 3.1svn)
Target: x86_64-apple-darwin12.3.0
Thread model: posix

Do you still get this problem with virtualbox @4.2.8?

virtualbox-4.2.8-OSX.dmg works fine.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to frederic.leger@…:

What version of Xcode do you have? And what output do you get for xcodebuild -version and clang -v?

Xcode 4.6.1, Build version 4H512

Apple clang version 4.1 (tags/Apple/clang-421.11.66) (based on LLVM 3.1svn)
Target: x86_64-apple-darwin12.3.0
Thread model: posix

That version of clang came with an older version of Xcode. Please update it by opening Xcode and going to the Preferences window, to the Downloads section, and clicking the appropriate button.

Do you still get this problem with virtualbox @4.2.8?

virtualbox-4.2.8-OSX.dmg works fine.

I was talking about building virtualbox 4.2.8 with MacPorts, which I can see from your new attachment still didn't build right. After updating the Xcode command line tools as above, please clean virtualbox and try again.

[frederic.leger@…]

After Xcode update:

Apple LLVM version 4.2 (clang-425.0.27) (based on LLVM 3.2svn)
Target: x86_64-apple-darwin12.3.0
Thread model: posix

sudo port clean virtualbox*
--->  Cleaning virtualbox
--->  Cleaning virtualbox-extension-pack
--->  Cleaning virtualbox-guest-additions
sudo port selfupdate
sudo port install virtualbox
...
--->  Building virtualbox
Error: org.macports.build for port virtualbox returned: command execution failed

I join the main.log

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Ok, same error. It's complaining about a Python file. What version of Python do you have? What's the output of:

python --version

If it's not 2.7.x, try installing the python27 port and running:

sudo port select python python27

Then clean virtualbox and try again.

[frederic.leger@…]

With python27 compilation is a success.

I suggest that the package maintainer adds a dependency with this python version.

Thanks Ryan.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

It's not just a matter of adding a dependency. It's also that virtualbox is running "python", which means it's affected by whatever version of python you may have selected or installed. virtualbox needs to be patched to run "python2.7" instead.

[cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)]

Cc Me!

[chrstphrchvz (Christopher Chavez)]

In 80709efdc0b4154e6c0b26d01a28d9bae04850a9/macports-ports (master):

virtualbox: delete port

Port has not been successfully updated in 7 years, has reported build
problems, has broken dependencies (vde2), and is unbuildable on recent
macOS versions (requires apple-gcc42).

Closes: #35808
Closes: #36927
Closes: #38364
Closes: #38558
Closes: #50622
Closes: #51999