gcc44 failed to complete when doing "sudo port upgrade outdated"

[dgh@…]

OSX 10.6.5. Performed selfupdate and the upgrade outdated commands.

The gcc44 portfile has Revision 78606. After letting it run overnight, I did a quick defect search and found defect #24541. This closed ticket said the gcc configuration process was confused by a symlink in /usr/include.

I looked in my /usr/include directory and found many symlinks associated with tcl/tk (attached is list of symlink files).

After moving these files to a subdirectory, gcc44 promptly completed with no errors.

I didnt save the log file from the build that took forever, but Im sure I could recreate it.

I dont think this is a defect in the gcc44 portfile, but I do think this could be a defect in the gcc configuration process, following up on irrelevant symlinks.

The symlinks were made months ago. I dont remember what install I was performing that created the symlinks. At the time I was interest in various python modules so I could have installed something from the macpython site that made these links.

This anomaly deserves higher visibility. Maybe the resolution is warning messages from the portfile, maybe its a bugreport to the gcc owners, maybe its just a hint in the documentation that this symlinks will confuse some ports.

[dgh@…]

ls of the symbolic links that interfered with the gcc44 install.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

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[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

#24541 doesn't have anything to do with Tcl/Tk headers. You'll need to show what exactly the error you got was.

[dgh@…]

Replying to dgh@…:

I'm a little chagrined to say I cant reproduce it.

I moved the symlinks back in place, uninstalled gcc44 (with -f) and installed it.

It ran to completion.

Please close this ticket. I'll be more careful next time and investigate further. I promise!