libgsm @1.0.18_1 conflicts with tcat @0.1.2

[cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)]

They both attempt to install a tcat binary:

x ./opt/local/bin/tcat
Error: Failed to activate libgsm: Image error: /opt/local/bin/tcat is being used by the active tcat port.  Please deactivate this port first, or use 'port -f activate libgsm' to force the activation.
    while executing
"throw registry::image-error $msg"
    ("foreach" body line 47)
    invoked from within
"foreach file $imagefiles {
                set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}"

                # To be able to install links, we test if we can lst..."
    invoked from within
"registry::write {
            foreach file $imagefiles {
                set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}"

                # To be able to instal..."
DEBUG: Error code: registry::image-error
DEBUG: Backtrace: Image error: /opt/local/bin/tcat is being used by the active tcat port.  Please deactivate this port first, or use 'port -f activate libgsm' to force the activation.
    while executing
"throw registry::image-error $msg"
    ("foreach" body line 47)
    invoked from within
"foreach file $imagefiles {
                set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}"

                # To be able to install links, we test if we can lst..."
    invoked from within
"registry::write {
            foreach file $imagefiles {
                set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}"

                # To be able to instal..."
    while executing
"throw [dict get $eOptions -errorcode] [dict get $eOptions -errorinfo]"
    (procedure "_activate_contents" line 200)
    invoked from within
"_activate_contents $requested $rename_list"
    (procedure "portimage::activate" line 70)
    invoked from within
"registry_activate $subport $_inregistry_version $_inregistry_revision $_inregistry_variants $optionlist"
    (procedure "portactivate::activate_main" line 20)
    invoked from within
"$procedure $targetname"
Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_audio_libgsm/libgsm/main.log for details.
Error: Problem while installing libgsm
DEBUG: Rebuilding port gstreamer1-gst-plugins-bad finished with status 1
DEBUG: rev-upgrade failed: Error rebuilding gstreamer1-gst-plugins-bad
    while executing
"error "Error rebuilding $portname""
    (procedure "revupgrade_scanandrebuild" line 460)
    invoked from within
"revupgrade_scanandrebuild broken_port_counts $opts"
Error: rev-upgrade failed: Error rebuilding gstreamer1-gst-plugins-bad

This conflict should either be marked, or fixed.

[cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)]

(this is currently blocking the upgrade of gstreamer1-gst-plugins-bad for me, btw)

(edit: dbevans added gstreamer1-gst-plugins-bad's dependency on libgsm in ​https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/commit/8370f7ec8e2446bf463a8b3e3bd06b2ff3b108d7, for reference)

[cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)]

Replying to cooljeanius:

(this is currently blocking the upgrade of gstreamer1-gst-plugins-bad for me, btw)

...which in turn affects a large number of other ports:

$ port echo depends:gstreamer1-gst-plugins-bad
garagejam                       
gingerblue                      
gnome-radio                     
gnome-voice                     
totem                           
tracker                         
webkit2-gtk                     
webkit2-gtk-devel               
clutter-gst                     
gnome-internet-radio-locator    
gtk-internet-radio-locator      
farstream
$ port echo rdepends:gstreamer1-gst-plugins-bad | wc -l
     132
$

(edit: @jeremyhu added webkit2-gtk's dependency on gstreamer1-gst-plugins-bad in ​https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/commit/5dfba1de98b938f2bd13dc7203db8297b22b2d1c, for reference)

[cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)]

So, I emailed the dev of libgsm, and got this response:

Hi Eric,

the pragmatic solution would be to just not install the tcat/toast binaries from the libgsm build (or to rename them away from the "toast" name and abbreviation). They're just command-line frontends and not needed for libgsm to function.

Sorry, but I can't help you with the details of how to make this happen in the various port systems and built dependencies--

[cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)]

Also, I opened this issue against tcat upstream: ​https://github.com/marcomorain/tcat/issues/14

[herbygillot (Herby Gillot)]

In 96734881fa6d59efef72b6fab5ca5ebcda9acc5d/macports-ports (master):

libgsm: update to 1.0.22

• assume maintainership
• use makefile portgroup
• install tcat as gsm-tcat

Fixes: #67865