cmake doesn't build on El Capitain

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I get an error from cmake building when trying to install texlive via port command. I have attached the error files appropriate to this. Tried cleaning all of /opt (rename it) then reinstall but get the same error.

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/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_cmake/cmake/work/cmake-3.4.3/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log

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/opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_cmake/cmake/main.log

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opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_cmake/cmake/work/cmake-3.4.3/Tests/CMakeFiles/CheckFortran/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log

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Replying to caa@…:

I get an error from cake building when trying to install texlive via port command. I have attached the error files appropriate to this. Tried cleaning all of /opt (rename it) then reinstall but get the same error.

cmake is the problem, autocorrect keeps changing it to make!

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caa@kree ~]% sudo port clean cmake
Password:
--->  Cleaning cmake
[caa@kree ~]% sudo port install cmake
--->  Computing dependencies for cmake
--->  Fetching archive for cmake
--->  Attempting to fetch cmake-3.4.3_0.darwin_15.x86_64.tbz2 from http://sea.us.packages.macports.org/macports/packages/cmake
--->  Attempting to fetch cmake-3.4.3_0.darwin_15.x86_64.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/cmake
--->  Attempting to fetch cmake-3.4.3_0.darwin_15.x86_64.tbz2 from http://mse.uk.packages.macports.org/sites/packages.macports.org/cmake
--->  Fetching distfiles for cmake
--->  Verifying checksums for cmake
--->  Extracting cmake
--->  Applying patches to cmake
--->  Configuring cmake
Error: org.macports.configure for port cmake returned: configure failure: command execution failed
Please see the log file for port cmake for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_cmake/cmake/main.log
To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
    http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
Error: Processing of port cmake failed
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[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

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[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

So turn off auto-correct. :)

The log says the problem is:

:info:configure CMake Error at Modules/FindGTK2.cmake:181 (file):
:info:configure   file STRINGS file
:info:configure   "/Library/Frameworks/Gtk.framework/Headers/gtk/gtk/gtkversion.h" cannot be
:info:configure   read.

Please remove /Library/Frameworks/Gtk.framework and any other frameworks you've installed in /Library/Frameworks. They interfere with MacPorts.

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As a note to the reporter.

You can make the port build, without uninstalling and re-installing the /Library/Frameworks GTK2 framework, by changing line 817 in Modules/FindGTK2.cmake.

Simply change the hard-coded string "/gtk/gtkversion.h" to "/gtkversion.h" - port builds fine. The string is actually a few lines down from 817. The instruction is broken over several lines.

With the caveat that you should follow the instructions in the MacPorts FAQ, uninstalling and re-installing "/Library/Frameworks" frameworks is not usually necessary if you know what you're doing. Renaming folders won't work in this scenario as the problem is due to an environment variable.