php5-oracle fails when "head" is broken

[jkorchok@…]

I've tried:

port upgrade php5-oracle

then

port uninstall php5-oracle
port install php5-oracle

then

port install -d php5-oracle

then

port install -f php5-oracle

In all cases I get:

Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell command failed
Log for php5-oracle is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_php_php5-oracle/main.log
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

The log is attached.

[jkorchok@…]

installation log

[jkorchok@…]

Cc Me!

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Your "head" command (/usr/bin/head) is broken, probably because you have manually installed LibWWW-Perl with its helper programs, which overwrites /usr/bin/head with a totally unrelated script called /usr/bin/HEAD. Please put back the proper "head" program by getting it from your backups, or by copying it from another Mac with the same version of Mac OS X, or from your Mac OS X install DVD. See #23312 for more suggestions.

[jkorchok@…]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

Your "head" command (/usr/bin/head) is broken, probably because you have manually installed LibWWW-Perl with its helper programs, which overwrites /usr/bin/head with a totally unrelated script called /usr/bin/HEAD. Please put back the proper "head" program by getting it from your backups, or by copying it from another Mac with the same version of Mac OS X, or from your Mac OS X install DVD. See #23312 for more suggestions.

The version of head in /usr/bin is the correct one. I found HEAD in /opt/local/bin where it had been installed by MacPorts back in 2006. After renaming it, I could install php5-oracle normally.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Hm, ok. I'm surprised you still had that file since the port that provided it should be p5-libwww-perl but it hasn't done so for years. You said you just renamed it... if you rename it back, what does "port provides /opt/local/bin/HEAD" say?