ffmpeg @2.2.3_0+gpl2 install error

[jsalazar1978@…]

Running OS X 10.10.2, migrating MacPorts following instructions on wiki:Migration. When issuing the command

sudo ./restore_ports.tcl myports.txt

I get the following error

--->  Dependencies to be installed: ffmpeg                                                                                                                              
Error: Requested variants "+gpl2" do not match original selection "+gpl2+x11".
Please use the same variants again, perform 'port clean ffmpeg' or specify the force option (-f).
Error: Failed to install ffmpeg
Please see the log file for port ffmpeg for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_multimedia_ffmpeg/ffmpeg/main.log
Error: The following dependencies were not installed: ffmpeg
can't create directory "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_geoclue": permission denied
    while executing
"file mkdir $workpath/.home"
    (procedure "open_statefile" line 29)
    invoked from within
"open_statefile"
    (procedure "check_variants" line 29)
    invoked from within
"check_variants activate"
    invoked from within
"$workername eval check_variants $target"
    (procedure "mportexec" line 7)
    invoked from within
"mportexec $workername $install_target"
Unable to execute target 'install' for port 'geoclue': can't create directory "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_geoclue": permission denied
    while executing
"install_ports $operationList"
    (file "./restore_ports.tcl" line 294)//

I tried using "port clean ffmpeg" but I get the same error message. There is a line of output from the "./restore_ports.tcl" script that may be useful

--->  Fetching archive for ffmpeg
Error: org.macports.archivefetch for port ffmpeg returned: libsdl must be installed with +x11.
Please see the log file for port ffmpeg for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_multimedia_ffmpeg/ffmpeg/main.log

I have attached the aforementioned log file.

[dbevans (David B. Evans)]

Your myports.txt file lists

ffmpeg @2.2.3_0+gpl2 (active) platform='darwin 13' archs='x86_64'  
libsdl @1.2.15_3-x11 (active) platform='darwin 13' archs='x86_64'

but the default variants for these ports are as follows

ffmpeg +gpl2 +x11
libsdl +x11

If you want to install ffmpeg without x11 support as listed in myports.txt the following manual operations should fix your mismatch (this is necessary to disable the default +x11 variant for both ports).

sudo port clean libsdl ffmpeg
sudo port install libsdl -x11
sudo port install ffmpeg gpl2 -x11

Also note that the latest version of ffmpeg is ffmpeg @2.5.4 (which is the one that will be installed if your ports tree is up to date)