Port update/install yields invalid compiler errors - Using git method

[dlegaultbbry (David Legault)]

I'm using the git repo method to handle ports since rsync is unavailable from within the network.

I started getting these issues today after having tried to update my ports to latest.

$ sudo port -d sync
DEBUG: Copying /Users/dlegault/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist to /opt/local/var/macports/home/Library/Preferences
--->  Updating the ports tree
Synchronizing local ports tree from file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/github.com/macports/macports-ports/
DEBUG: euid/egid changed to: 1933780510/80, env: HOME=/Users/dlegault SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.R6vJrEBpzt/Listeners
DEBUG: /opt/local/bin/git pull --rebase --autostash
DEBUG: system -W /opt/local/var/macports/sources/github.com/macports/macports-ports: /opt/local/bin/git pull --rebase --autostash
Current branch master is up to date.
DEBUG: euid/egid restored to: 0/0, env restored
DEBUG: system: /opt/local/bin/portindex /opt/local/var/macports/sources/github.com/macports/macports-ports
Creating port index in /opt/local/var/macports/sources/github.com/macports/macports-ports
Failed to parse file aqua/DesktopManager/Portfile: invalid command name "known_fail"
Failed to parse file aqua/iTerm2/Portfile: invalid command name "use_xcode"
Failed to parse file aqua/qt3-mac/Portfile: invalid command name "known_fail"
Failed to parse file aqua/qt4-mac/Portfile: can't set "compiler.blacklist": invalid command name "compiler.command_line_tools_version"
Failed to parse file aqua/qt5/Portfile: can't set "compiler.blacklist": invalid command name "compiler.command_line_tools_version"
Failed to parse file aqua/qt511/Portfile: can't set "compiler.blacklist": invalid command name "compiler.command_line_tools_version"
Failed to parse file aqua/qt53/Portfile: can't set "compiler.blacklist": invalid command name "compiler.command_line_tools_version"
Failed to parse file aqua/qt55/Portfile: can't set "compiler.blacklist": invalid command name "compiler.command_line_tools_version"
Failed to parse file aqua/qt56/Portfile: can't set "compiler.blacklist": invalid command name "compiler.command_line_tools_version"
Failed to parse file aqua/qt57/Portfile: can't set "compiler.blacklist": invalid command name "compiler.command_line_tools_version"
Failed to parse file aqua/qt58/Portfile: can't set "compiler.blacklist": invalid command name "compiler.command_line_tools_version"
Failed to parse file aqua/qt59/Portfile: can't set "compiler.blacklist": invalid command name "compiler.command_line_tools_version"
Failed to parse file audio/dsdcc/Portfile: can't set "compiler.blacklist": invalid command name "compiler.command_line_tools_version"
Failed to parse file audio/faac/Portfile: can't set "compiler.blacklist": invalid command name "compiler.command_line_tools_version"
Failed to parse file audio/libcdio-paranoia/Portfile: invalid command name "compiler.c_standard"
Failed to parse file audio/lpcnetfreedv/Portfile: can't set "compiler.blacklist": invalid command name "compiler.command_line_tools_version"
Failed to parse file audio/mpd/Portfile: invalid command name "compiler.cxx_standard"
Failed to parse file audio/ncmpcpp/Portfile: can't set "compiler.blacklist": invalid command name "compiler.command_line_tools_version"
....


$ sudo port -d install graphviz
....
DEBUG: OS darwin/18.7.0 (Mac OS X 10.14) arch i386
DEBUG: Sourcing PortGroup compiler_blacklist_versions 1.0 from /opt/local/var/macports/sources/github.com/macports/macports-ports/_resources/port1.0/group/compiler_blacklist_versions-1.0.tcl
DEBUG: Reading variant descriptions from /opt/local/var/macports/sources/github.com/macports/macports-ports/_resources/port1.0/variant_descriptions.conf
DEBUG: Sourcing PortGroup muniversal 1.0 from /opt/local/var/macports/sources/github.com/macports/macports-ports/_resources/port1.0/group/muniversal-1.0.tcl
DEBUG: Sourcing PortGroup xcodeversion 1.0 from /opt/local/var/macports/sources/github.com/macports/macports-ports/_resources/port1.0/group/xcodeversion-1.0.tcl
DEBUG: invalid command name "compiler.command_line_tools_version"
    while executing
"compiler.command_line_tools_version ${compiler}"
    (procedure "compiler_blacklist_versions._set_compiler_blacklist" line 12)
    invoked from within
"$p $optionName set [set $optionName]"
    (procedure "option_proc_trace" line 7)
    invoked from within
"option_proc_trace compiler.blacklist {} write"
    (write trace on "compiler.blacklist")
    invoked from within
"set $option [concat [set $option] $args]"
    (procedure "handle_option-append" line 6)
    invoked from within
"compiler.blacklist-append   {clang < 318.0.61}"
    (file "Portfile" line 52)
    invoked from within
"source Portfile"
    invoked from within
"$workername eval {source Portfile}"
    (procedure "mportopen" line 50)
    invoked from within
"mportopen $dep_portinfo(porturl) $dep_options $variations"
    (procedure "mportdepends" line 126)
    invoked from within
"mportdepends $depport {} $recurseDeps $skipSatisfied 1"
    (procedure "mportdepends" line 184)
    invoked from within
"mportdepends $mport $target"
    (procedure "mportexec" line 56)
    invoked from within
"mportexec $workername $target"
Error: Unable to execute port: can't set "compiler.blacklist": invalid command name "compiler.command_line_tools_version"

[kencu (Ken)]

please give the output of port -v.

Looks like your base is way out of date...

[dlegaultbbry (David Legault)]

Replying to kencu:

please give the output of port -v.

Looks like your base is way out of date...

port -v
MacPorts 2.5.4
Entering shell mode... ("help" for help, "quit" to quit)

I'd be more than happy to update it but the sync doesn't work!

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Are you saying that port selfupdate doesn't work? If so, please show the output of sudo port -d selfupdate.

The current portfiles are simply not compatible with old versions of MacPorts base.

[dlegaultbbry (David Legault)]

As I said in my opening statement, I can't use the RSYNC method as the port is disable within the company network. I'm forced to use the GIT method for port updates (port -d sync).

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Then you need to update base by either installing the .pkg for the current version or building from source.