apr-util requires gsed but it's not in the Portfile.

[sck-nogas (Scott C. Kennedy)]

When re-building MacPorts on my Leopard laptop 10.5.6 with MacPorts 1.7, I came across this issue with apr-util.

Scott --- Biko-2:~ sck$ sudo port selfupdate

MacPorts base version 1.700 installed Downloaded MacPorts base version 1.700

The MacPorts installation is not outdated so it was not updated Biko-2:~ sck$ sudo port install apr-util ---> Fetching apr-util ---> Verifying checksum(s) for apr-util ---> Extracting apr-util ---> Configuring apr-util ---> Building apr-util Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_apr-util/work/apr-util-1.3.4" && make all " returnedCommand output: /bin/sh /opt/local/share/apr-1/build/libtool --silent --mode=compile /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 -O2 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DDARWIN -DSIGPROCMASK_SETS_THREAD_MASK -no-cpp-precomp -I/opt/local/include -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_apr-util/work/apr-util-1.3.4/include -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_apr-util/work/apr-util-1.3.4/include/private -I/opt/local/include -I/opt/local/include/apr-1 -I/opt/local/include -o buckets/apr_buckets_pipe.lo -c buckets/apr_buckets_pipe.c && touch buckets/apr_buckets_pipe.lo /opt/local/share/apr-1/build/libtool: line 390: /opt/local/bin/gsed: No such file or directory /opt/local/share/apr-1/build/libtool: line 789: /opt/local/bin/gsed: No such file or directory /bin/echo: write: Broken pipe * Warning: inferring the mode of operation is deprecated. * Future versions of Libtool will require --mode=MODE be specified. : warning: cannot infer operation mode from `/usr/bin/gcc-4.0' : you must specify a MODE Try ` --help' for more information. make[1]: * [buckets/apr_buckets_pipe.lo] Error 1 make: * [all-recursive] Error 1

Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

Biko-2:~ sck$ grep gsed /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/devel/apr-util/Portfile Biko-2:~ sck$ sudo port install gsed ---> Fetching gsed ---> Verifying checksum(s) for gsed ---> Extracting gsed ---> Applying patches to gsed ---> Configuring gsed ---> Building gsed ---> Staging gsed into destroot ---> Installing gsed @4.1.5_3 ---> Activating gsed @4.1.5_3 ---> Cleaning gsed Biko-2:~ sck$ sudo port install apr-util ---> Fetching apr-util ---> Verifying checksum(s) for apr-util ---> Extracting apr-util ---> Configuring apr-util ---> Building apr-util ---> Staging apr-util into destroot ---> Installing apr-util @1.3.4_1 ---> Activating apr-util @1.3.4_1 ---> Cleaning apr-util Biko-2:~ sck$