postfix 2.8.6-0 archive fails to install

[khudson@…]

Attempting to install postfix 2.8.6-0 on a 10.6.8 machine fails at the install step as below:

Note that this also occurred using 2.8.5.

taco# port install postfix
Portfile changed since last build; discarding previous state.
--->  Fetching archive for postfix
--->  Attempting to fetch postfix-2.8.6_0.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/postfix
--->  Attempting to fetch postfix-2.8.6_0.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2.rmd160 from http://packages.macports.org/postfix
--->  Installing postfix @2.8.6_0
Error: Target org.macports.install returned: shell command failed (see log for details)
Log for postfix is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_mail_postfix/postfix/main.log
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>

The log file is as follows:

version:1
:debug:main Executing org.macports.main (postfix)
:debug:main changing euid/egid - current euid: 0 - current egid: 0
:debug:main egid changed to: 501
:debug:main euid changed to: 504
:debug:archivefetch archivefetch phase started at Mon Oct 24 10:43:12 PDT 2011
:msg:archivefetch --->  Fetching archive for postfix
:debug:archivefetch Executing org.macports.archivefetch (postfix)
:debug:archivefetch euid/egid changed to: 0/0
:debug:archivefetch chowned /opt/local/var/macports/software/postfix to macports
:debug:archivefetch euid/egid changed to: 504/501
:debug:archivefetch euid/egid changed to: 0/0
:debug:archivefetch chowned /opt/local/var/macports/incoming to macports
:debug:archivefetch euid/egid changed to: 504/501
:info:archivefetch --->  postfix-2.8.6_0.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2 doesn't seem to exist in /opt/local/var/macports/software/postfix
:msg:archivefetch --->  Attempting to fetch postfix-2.8.6_0.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/postfix
:msg:archivefetch --->  Attempting to fetch postfix-2.8.6_0.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2.rmd160 from http://packages.macports.org/postfix
:debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.fetch (postfix)
:debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.checksum (postfix)
:debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.extract (postfix)
:debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.patch (postfix)
:debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.configure (postfix)
:debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.build (postfix)
:debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.destroot (postfix)
:debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:install install phase started at Mon Oct 24 10:43:13 PDT 2011
:notice:install --->  Installing postfix @2.8.6_0
:debug:install Can't run install on this port without elevated privileges. Escalating privileges back to root.
:debug:install euid changed to: 0. egid changed to: 0.
:debug:install Executing proc-pre-org.macports.install-install-0
:info:install chown: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_mail_postfix/postfix/work/destroot/opt/local/var/spool/postfix/public: No such file or directory
:info:install chown: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_mail_postfix/postfix/work/destroot/opt/local/var/lib/postfix: No such file or directory
:info:install shell command "chown -R _postfix  '/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_mail_postfix/postfix/work/destroot/opt/local/var/spool/postfix/public'  '/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_mail_postfix/postfix/work/destroot/opt/local/var/lib/postfix'" returned error 1
:error:install Target org.macports.install returned: shell command failed (see log for details)
:debug:install Backtrace: shell command failed (see log for details)
    while executing
"$pre $targetname"
:info:install Warning: the following items did not execute (for postfix): org.macports.activate org.macports.install
:notice:install Log for postfix is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_mail_postfix/postfix/main.log

The directory /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_mail_postfix/postfix/work exists, but only contains the port statefile.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

The port's pre-install block seems faulty; it should not be trying to do anything with the destroot at that time, as by then that ship has already sailed.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

r86380