Install ncurses-5.9 failed

[jackie.MacOSX@…]

# cat /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_ncurses/main.log
version:1
:msg:main --->  Computing dependencies for ncurses:info:main .:debug:main Searching for dependency: ncursesw
:debug:main Found Dependency: receipt exists for ncursesw
:msg:main 
:debug:main Executing org.macports.main (ncurses)
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.fetch (ncurses)
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.checksum (ncurses)
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.extract (ncurses)
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.patch (ncurses)
:msg:main --->  Configuring ncurses
:debug:main Using compiler 'Mac OS X gcc 4.2'
:debug:configure configure phase started at Fri Apr 29 11:09:43 CST 2011
:debug:configure Executing org.macports.configure (ncurses)
:debug:configure Environment: CPATH='/opt/local/include' CFLAGS='-O2 -arch x86_64 -arch i386 -arch ppc' CXXFLAGS='-O2 -arch x86_64 -arch i386 -arch ppc' LIBRARY_PATH='/opt/local/lib' MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.6' CXX='/usr/bin/g++-4.2' CC_PRINT_OPTIONS_FILE='/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_ncurses/work/.CC_PRINT_OPTIONS' PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR='/opt/local/lib/pkgconfig' F90FLAGS='-O2' LDFLAGS='-arch x86_64 -arch i386 -arch ppc' OBJC='/usr/bin/gcc-4.2' FCFLAGS='-O2' INSTALL='/usr/bin/install -c' OBJCFLAGS='-O2 -arch x86_64 -arch i386 -arch ppc' FFLAGS='-O2' CC_PRINT_OPTIONS='YES' CC='/usr/bin/gcc-4.2'
:debug:configure Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_ncurses/work/ncurses-5.9" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --disable-dependency-tracking --enable-widec --enable-overwrite --with-shared --without-debug --without-ada --enable-sigwinch --mandir=/opt/local/share/man --with-manpage-format=normal --enable-pc-files --enable-symlinks --with-chtype=int'
:info:configure checking for egrep... grep -E
:info:configure Configuring NCURSES 5.9 ABI 5 (Fri Apr 29 11:09:45 CST 2011)
:info:configure checking build system type... x86_64-apple-darwin10.7.0
:info:configure checking host system type... x86_64-apple-darwin10.7.0
:info:configure checking target system type... x86_64-apple-darwin10.7.0
:info:configure Configuring for darwin10.7.0
:info:configure checking for prefix... /opt/local
:info:configure checking for gcc... /usr/bin/gcc-4.2
:info:configure checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
:info:configure shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_ncurses/work/ncurses-5.9" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --disable-dependency-tracking --enable-widec --enable-overwrite --with-shared --without-debug --without-ada --enable-sigwinch --mandir=/opt/local/share/man --with-manpage-format=normal --enable-pc-files --enable-symlinks --with-chtype=int " returned error 77
:error:configure Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell command failed (see log for details)
:debug:configure Backtrace: configure failure: shell command failed (see log for details)
    while executing
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:configure Warning: the following items did not execute (for ncurses): org.macports.destroot org.macports.configure org.macports.build
:notice:configure Log for ncurses is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_ncurses/main.log

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

FAQ

[jackie.MacOSX@…]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

FAQ

I'd already upgrade to XCODE 4.0.2 before !

[jackie.MacOSX@…]

Please refer to the attached.

I could configure ncurses success by manual but failed by macports.

[jackie.MacOSX@…]

I could install the ncurses without variant "+universal" but coufigure failed with variant "+universal" by macports.

[ jackie macbook-pro ~ ]# sudo port install ncurses
--->  Computing dependencies for ncurses
--->  Fetching ncurses
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for ncurses
--->  Extracting ncurses
--->  Applying patches to ncurses
--->  Configuring ncurses
--->  Building ncurses
--->  Staging ncurses into destroot
--->  Installing ncurses @5.9_0
--->  Deactivating ncurses @5.8_1+universal
--->  Activating ncurses @5.9_0
--->  Cleaning ncurses

Because there're many packages's dependency on the ncurses in macports. All the packages are compiled with "+universal" variants then causing the configure necurse failed.

for example：install the bzr-git then configure ncurses failed.

[ jackie macbook-pro ~ ]# sudo port install bzr-git
--->  Computing dependencies for sqlite3
--->  Dependencies to be installed: ncurses
--->  Configuring ncurses
Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell command failed (see log for details)
Error: Failed to install ncurses
Log for ncurses is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_ncurses/main.log
Error: The following dependencies were not installed: ncurses
Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1
Error: Unable to execute port: upgrade python27 failed
To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>
[ jackie macbook-pro ~ ]#

Please fix these bugs! Thanks a lot.

[jackie.MacOSX@…]

I could install ncurses with variant "+universal" success after I modify the macports.conf.

macports.conf :

universal_sysroot      /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.6.sdk[[BR]]
[[BR]]
# machine architectures[[BR]]
- universal_archs                x86_64 i386 ppc[[BR]]
+ universal_archs                x86_64 i386[[BR]]
[[BR]]
# Options for generated startup items

[blb@…]

Makes sense, Xcode 4 apparently drops PowerPC support so removing ppc from universal is the way to deal with it (FYI, I believe for 10.6 universal_archs defaults to just "x86_64 i386"). If you really need ppc you'll need to use 3.2.6 instead.