installation of `mg' fails in configure phase

[veedeehjay@…]

happens with 10.9.2. here's the logfile:

version:1
:debug:main epoch: in tree: 0 installed: 0
:debug:main ncurses 5.9_2 exists in the ports tree
:debug:main ncurses 5.9_2  is the latest installed
:debug:main ncurses 5.9_2  is active
:debug:main Merging existing variants '' into variants
:debug:main new fully merged portvariants: 
:debug:main Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/devel/ncurses
:debug:main OS darwin/13.1.0 (Mac OS X 10.9) arch i386
:debug:main adding the default universal variant
:debug:main Reading variant descriptions from /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/_resources/port1.0/variant_descriptions.conf
:debug:main Running callback portconfigure::add_automatic_compiler_dependencies
:debug:main Finished running callback portconfigure::add_automatic_compiler_dependencies
:debug:main Running callback portbuild::add_automatic_buildsystem_dependencies
:debug:main Finished running callback portbuild::add_automatic_buildsystem_dependencies
:debug:main No need to upgrade! ncurses 5.9_2 >= ncurses 5.9_2
:msg:main --->  Computing dependencies for mg:info:main .:debug:main mg has no conflicts
:debug:main Searching for dependency: ncurses
:debug:main Found Dependency: receipt exists for ncurses
:msg:main 
:debug:main Executing org.macports.main (mg)
:debug:main changing euid/egid - current euid: 0 - current egid: 0
:debug:main egid changed to: 501
:debug:main euid changed to: 502
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.archivefetch (mg)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.fetch (mg)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.checksum (mg)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.extract (mg)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.patch (mg)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:configure configure phase started at Thu Apr 17 15:05:17 CEST 2014
:notice:configure --->  Configuring mg
:debug:configure Using compiler 'Xcode Clang'
:debug:configure Executing org.macports.configure (mg)
:debug:configure Environment: CPATH='/opt/local/include' CFLAGS='-pipe -Os -arch x86_64' CPPFLAGS='-I/opt/local/include' CXXFLAGS='-pipe -Os -arch x86_64' LIBRARY_PATH='/opt/local/lib' MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.9' CXX='/usr/bin/clang++' CC_PRINT_OPTIONS_FILE='/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_editors_mg/mg/work/.CC_PRINT_OPTIONS' F90FLAGS='-pipe -Os -m64' LDFLAGS='-L/opt/local/lib -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -arch x86_64' FCFLAGS='-pipe -Os -m64' OBJC='/usr/bin/clang' OBJCXX='/usr/bin/clang++' INSTALL='/usr/bin/install -c' OBJCFLAGS='-pipe -Os -arch x86_64' OBJCXXFLAGS='-pipe -Os -arch x86_64' FFLAGS='-pipe -Os -m64' CC_PRINT_OPTIONS='YES' CC='/usr/bin/clang'
:debug:configure Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_editors_mg/mg/work/mg-20110905" && ./configure'
:debug:configure Executing command line:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_editors_mg/mg/work/mg-20110905" && ./configure 
:info:configure Looking for internal arc4random...  Found.
:info:configure Looking for strtonum...  Not Found, adding.
:info:configure Looking for strlcpy...  Found.
:info:configure Looking for strlcat...  Found.
:info:configure Looking for fgetln...  Found.
:info:configure Testing for strict aliasing...  Works OK.
:info:configure Looking for term.h...  Not found!
:info:configure Do you have the ncurses devel package installed?
:info:configure If you know where term.h is, please email the author!
:info:configure Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_editors_mg/mg/work/mg-20110905" && ./configure 
:info:configure Exit code: 1
:error:configure Failed to configure mg, consult /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_editors_mg/mg/work/mg-20110905/config.log
:error:configure org.macports.configure for port mg returned: configure failure: command execution failed
:debug:configure Error code: NONE
:debug:configure Backtrace: configure failure: command execution failed
    while executing
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:configure Warning: targets not executed for mg: org.macports.activate org.macports.configure org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
:notice:configure Please see the log file for port mg for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_editors_mg/mg/main.log

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

In the future, please fill in the Port field and Cc the port maintainers (port info --maintainers mg).

[kurthindenburg (Kurt Hindenburg)]

Cc Me!

[kurthindenburg (Kurt Hindenburg)]

ncurses looks like a build dependency - also mg has a newer version out

[kurthindenburg (Kurt Hindenburg)]

The latest 2014 version doesn't compile since they are now using ​http://libbsd.freedesktop.org/wiki/

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

This port no longer has a maintainer, see #44872.