some ports (XviD, g95, ghc, oracle-instantclient) missing from PortIndex

[whcordis@…]

When I try to install gimp-app it reports that it can't find XviD which is a dependency. Indeed, when I query the port database there is no xvid package. Either the dependency needs to be retargeted or there is some issue with xvid.

DEBUG: OS darwin/12.0.0 (Mac OS X 10.8) arch i386
DEBUG: org.macports.load registered provides 'load', a pre-existing procedure. Target override will not be provided
DEBUG: org.macports.unload registered provides 'unload', a pre-existing procedure. Target override will not be provided
DEBUG: org.macports.distfiles registered provides 'distfiles', a pre-existing procedure. Target override will not be provided
DEBUG: adding the default universal variant
DEBUG: Reading variant descriptions from /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/_resources/port1.0/variant_descriptions.conf
DEBUG: Searching for dependency: XviD
DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: XviD
Error: Dependency 'XviD' not found.
Error: Processing of port gimp-app failed

[ryandesign@…]

The XviD port exists, and hasn't even been modified since last year. Please sudo port selfupdate and try again.

[rhpollok@…]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

The XviD port exists, and hasn't even been modified since last year. Please sudo port selfupdate and try again.

I just installed MacPorts on a fresh Mountain Lion install and 'sudo port install gimp' gave the same error with XviD. I did a 'sudo port selfupdate' and tried again but the same error came up.

[whcordis@…]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

The XviD port exists, and hasn't even been modified since last year. Please sudo port selfupdate and try again.

That worked for me. Not sure why the port just disappeared.

[rhpollok@…]

Cc Me!

[macports_org@…]

I was having the same problem, whilst trying to reinstall ports after upgrading to 10.8 Mountain Lion. I'm using mac ports 2.1.2. Doing a selfupdate didn't fix it for me. I had to rebuild the port index:

cd /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports
sudo portindex -f

After this, XviD could be found again.

[ryandesign@…]

Has duplicate #35450.

[ryandesign@…]

#35447 shows that other ports (g95) are similarly sometimes not in the index.

[ohmygoddard@…]

I am having the same problem, but I don't even see a ports folder in the path you specified. I tried running selfupdate, and all went well; however, there is still no ports directory.

sudo portindex -f
Creating port index in /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release

Total number of ports parsed:	0 
Ports successfully parsed:	0 
Ports failed:			0 
Up-to-date ports skipped:	0

Replying to macports_org@…:

I was having the same problem, whilst trying to reinstall ports after upgrading to 10.8 Mountain Lion. I'm using mac ports 2.1.2. Doing a selfupdate didn't fix it for me. I had to rebuild the port index:

cd /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports
sudo portindex -f

After this, XviD could be found again.

[claude@…]

I was able to solve this by doing what macports_org@… suggested. However the ports directory was in the tarballs directory not in the release directory:

cd /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports
sudo portindex

The output was:

Creating port index in /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports
Adding port databases/oracle-instantclient
Adding port lang/g95
Adding port multimedia/XviD

Total number of ports parsed:	3 
Ports successfully parsed:	3 
Ports failed:			0 
Up-to-date ports skipped:	15432

XviD was then found.

Doing a 'port selfupdate' by itself does not work... I have no idea why.

[dcecchin@…]

Cc Me!

[edr@…]

Yep, same here on fresh (empty hard disk) Mountain Lion 10.8 install:
"sudo port install ffmpeg +mmx +nonfree" => "Dependency 'XviD' not found."
Still nothing after "sudo port selfupdate". But it went OK after:

cd /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports
sudo portindex

[sunoterra@…]

Again, same here ... fresh, empty hd, with a new install of 10.8, selfupdate did not work. only the

cd /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports
sudo portindex

allows you to see the ports

databases/oracle-instantclient
lang/g95
multimedia/XviD

if you do a selfupdate after this, you will lose the ability see them again, and will have to run through the portindex process again.

[ryandesign@…]

It sounds like this is related to #35344.

[ohmygoddard@…]

Thanks claude, this also resolved the issue above for me, and now XviD is there. Thanks for digging a bit deeper into the directories and posting back here -- it's very much appreciated.

Replying to claude@…:

I was able to solve this by doing what macports_org@… suggested. However the ports directory was in the tarballs directory not in the release directory:

cd /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports
sudo portindex

The output was:

Creating port index in /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports
Adding port databases/oracle-instantclient
Adding port lang/g95
Adding port multimedia/XviD

Total number of ports parsed:	3 
Ports successfully parsed:	3 
Ports failed:			0 
Up-to-date ports skipped:	15432

XviD was then found.

Doing a 'port selfupdate' by itself does not work... I have no idea why.

[ohmygoddard@…]

Thanks for teaching me about the extra flags!

Replying to edr@…:

Yep, same here on fresh (empty hard disk) Mountain Lion 10.8 install:
"sudo port install ffmpeg +mmx +nonfree" => "Dependency 'XviD' not found."
Still nothing after "sudo port selfupdate". But it went OK after:

cd /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports
sudo portindex

[super.express.zero@…]

Cc Me!

[jmr@…]

In the case of at least oracle-instantclient it's a bug in the port; it raises an error at parse time.

[jmr@…]

ghc fixed in r96265.

[jmr@…]

g95 fixed in r96267.

[jmr@…]

XviD fixed in r96268.

[ryandesign@…]

Replying to jmr@…:

In the case of at least oracle-instantclient it's a bug in the port; it raises an error at parse time.

Oh. In that case I should fix it! r96272