texlive-bin: error: texlive-plain-extra not registered as installed & active

[yosefrajwulf@…]

The install fails and inspecting the log file by using

>>tail -20 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_tex_texlive-bin/texlive-bin/main.log

gives

: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 texlive-bin: org.macports.activate org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
:error:build Failed to install texlive-bin
:debug:build Registry error: texlive-plain-extra not registered as installed & active.
    invoked from within
"registry_active ${subport}"
    invoked from within
"$workername eval registry_active \${subport}"
:notice:build Please see the log file for port texlive-bin for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_tex_texlive-bin/texlive-bin/main.log
guest-wireless-upc-nat-206-117-88-027:~ joseraul$ sudo port install texlive-plain-extra
--->  Computing dependencies for texlive-plain-extra
--->  Dependencies to be installed: texlive-basic texlive-bin
--->  Building texlive-bin
Error: org.macports.build for port texlive-bin returned: command execution failed
Error: Failed to install texlive-bin
Please see the log file for port texlive-bin for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_tex_texlive-bin/texlive-bin/main.log
Error: The following dependencies were not installed: texlive-basic texlive-bin
To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
    http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
Error: Processing of port texlive-plain-extra failed

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

I don't quite follow the series of messages you've shown. I understand why attempting to install texlive-plain-extra attempts to build texlive-bin; it's a dependency. But I don't understand the initial message that texlive-plain-extra is not registered as installed and active. You also haven't ​cleaned texlive-bin and tried again, so please do that, and attach its main.log if it fails again.

[yosefrajwulf@…]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

I don't quite follow the series of messages you've shown. I understand why attempting to install texlive-plain-extra attempts to build texlive-bin; it's a dependency. But I don't understand the initial message that texlive-plain-extra is not registered as installed and active. You also haven't ​cleaned texlive-bin and tried again, so please do that, and attach its main.log if it fails again.

I did clean and then attempted a reinstall. Again, I get a cryptic error message.

: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 texlive-bin: org.macports.activate org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install :error:build Failed to install texlive-bin :debug:build Registry error: texlive-plain-extra not registered as installed & active.

invoked from within

"registry_active ${subport}"

invoked from within

"$workername eval registry_active \${subport}" :notice:build Please see the log file for port texlive-bin for details:

/opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_tex_texlive-bin/texlive-bin/main.log

[yosefrajwulf@…]

I have noticed trouble trying to install other ports. I will try to remove everything and reinstall MacPorts. Will be back to see if that helps.

[yosefrajwulf@…]

After reinstalling Macports and attempting to install texlive I still get an error. I am suspecting this has nothing to do with texlive-bin as is related to the Macports installation on a PPC Mac with Tiger.

[drkp (Dan Ports)]

I was never able to reproduce this and it doesn't seem to be a bug with the texlive ports in any case.