apache-ant-1.9 +source fails to install

[chrstphrchvz (Christopher Chavez)]

Default binary install works, but +source install doesn't:

Error: Failed to destroot apache-ant-1.9: error copying "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_github.com_macports_macports-ports_devel_apache-ant-1.9/apache-ant-1.9/work/apache-ant-1.9.13/apache-ant": no such file or directory

I wonder if the build phase isn't doing anything (i.e. running ./build.sh).

[chrstphrchvz (Christopher Chavez)]

I have opened a PR to update to 1.9.14, but it does not address this issue: ​https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/4934

[chrstphrchvz (Christopher Chavez)]

apache-ant (1.10.x) is also affected.

The +source variants have been broken since [acdc5b35d465/macports-ports]: build.cmd true (which the +source variant overrides) was replaced with build {}. So although fix is easy, I am in favor of removing the source variants since they have more specific JDK version requirements (e.g. ant 1.9 cannot be built using JDK 9 or later) and because no one else reported this issue or subscribed themselves to this ticket.

[chrstphrchvz (Christopher Chavez)]

PR opened: ​https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/15188

[mascguy (Christopher Nielsen)]

Developers typically don't build pure-Java components like Ant from source - there's no benefit, as all optimization occurs at runtime via the JVM - so we might as well remove the source variant.

[chrstphrchvz (Christopher Chavez)]

In daa64fb09b2506b8aca984e41cd1caf86ba7d9e7/macports-ports (master):

apache-ant-1.9: update to 1.9.16; remove source variant
Fixes: #58787

[chrstphrchvz (Christopher Chavez)]

In a6986d454a3be31a0d7c46a3a878a868d1636376/macports-ports (master):

apache-ant: remove source variant

See: #58787