R on Tiger fails at packages stage: Running 'texi2dvi' on 'reshape.tex' failed

[barracuda156]

This is a different issue from: ​https://trac.macports.org/ticket/65044

With gcc7 R itself builds fine, however it fails on packages stage:

make[3]: Leaving directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_math_R/R/work/.tmp/Rtmp3FnzTu/R.INSTALL36940dba4c7/mgcv/src'
installing to /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_math_R/R/work/R-4.1.3/library/mgcv/libs
** R
** data
** inst
** byte-compile and prepare package for lazy loading
** help
*** installing help indices
** building package indices
** testing if installed package can be loaded
* DONE (mgcv)
make[2]: Leaving directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_math_R/R/work/R-4.1.3/src/library/Recommended'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_math_R/R/work/R-4.1.3/src/library/Recommended'
make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_math_R/R/work/R-4.1.3/src/library'
building/updating vignettes for package 'grid' ...
building/updating vignettes for package 'parallel' ...
building/updating vignettes for package 'utils' ...
building/updating vignettes for package 'stats' ...
processing 'reshape.Rnw'
Error: compiling TeX file 'reshape.tex' failed with message:
Running 'texi2dvi' on 'reshape.tex' failed.
LaTeX errors:
! LaTeX Error: File `fancyvrb.sty' not found.

Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,
or enter new name. (Default extension: sty)

! Emergency stop.
<read *> 
         
l.19 \begingroup
                ^^M
!  ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!
Execution halted
make[1]: *** [vignettes] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_math_R/R/work/R-4.1.3/src/library'
make: *** [vignettes] Error 2

[i0ntempest]

In 54d03efb5351e4e3f471d34d0d856c107c01ad92/macports-ports (master):

R: disable the use of latex by default

add latex variant
Closes: #65045

[barracuda156]

Replying to i0ntempest:

In 54d03efb5351e4e3f471d34d0d856c107c01ad92/macports-ports (master):

R: disable the use of latex by default

add latex variant
Closes: #65045

Thank you!