Failed to build gperf: command execution failed

[SanthoshK-PSI (Santhosh)]

Trying to install petsc, after reinstalling Macports to the latest Sonoma version.

$ sudo port install petsc +gcc12 +mumps +parmetis configure.cxx_stdlib=libstdc++

But I get this error:

--->  Attempting to fetch gperf-3.1_0.darwin_23.arm64.tbz2 from http://mirror.fcix.net/macports/packages/gperf
--->  Building gperf
Error: Failed to build gperf: command execution failed 
Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_gperf/gperf/main.log for details.
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets if you believe there is a bug.
Error: Processing of port petsc failed

The main.log file is attached

[SanthoshK-PSI (Santhosh)]

/opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_math_petsc/petsc/

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Please generate a clean log: ​https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets.prerequisites

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Also, configure.cxx_stdlib=libstdc++ is not going to work on any recent macOS version.

[SanthoshK-PSI (Santhosh)]

%sudo port clean
Password:
Can't map the URL 'file://.' to a port description file ("Could not find Portfile in /Users/**").
Please verify that the directory and portfile syntax are correct.
To use the current port, you must be in a port's directory.

I tried without the configure.cxx this time,

% sudo port install petsc +gcc12 +mumps +parmetis

But here is the error message:

Continue? [Y/n]: y
--->  Fetching archive for gperf
--->  Attempting to fetch gperf-3.1_0.darwin_23.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/gperf
--->  Attempting to fetch gperf-3.1_0.darwin_23.arm64.tbz2 from https://ywg.ca.packages.macports.org/mirror/macports/packages/gperf
--->  Attempting to fetch gperf-3.1_0.darwin_23.arm64.tbz2 from http://mirror.fcix.net/macports/packages/gperf
--->  Building gperf
Error: Failed to build gperf: command execution failed
Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_gperf/gperf/main.log for details.
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets if you believe there is a bug.
Error: Processing of port petsc failed

[SanthoshK-PSI (Santhosh)]

/opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_math_petsc/petsc/main.log

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Replying to SanthoshK-PSI:

%sudo port clean
Password:
Can't map the URL 'file://.' to a port description file ("Could not find Portfile in /Users/**").
Please verify that the directory and portfile syntax are correct.
To use the current port, you must be in a port's directory.

You need to specify the port to clean, i.e. sudo port clean gperf.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

You attached the main.log for petsc but we need to see the main.log of the port that is failing to build, i.e. gperf.

[SanthoshK-PSI (Santhosh)]

Sorry, I thought I attached both files. But good news - installation worked after clean gperf. I am sure I tried this multiple times before. Not sure what made it work this time. Anyway , thank you for the help.