docbook-xml-4.3 @5.01 command execution failed

[mzwinderman@…]

Hi all,

Trying to install texlive, which has docbook-xml as a dependency. This fails with error "command execution failed", I've tried selfupdate of port, uninstalling and reinstalling docbook-xml, which also fails (Error: org.macports.deactivate for port docbook-xml-4.1.2 returned: command execution failed).

I've attached the log-file.

I have Xcode 4.5.2.

Please let me know how to fix this :)

Some background information: I upgraded from SL to ML, removed all ports (some where old and unused and seemed a good idea to start fresh) and am now trying to re-add my favorite ports. Other ports install just fine.

[mzwinderman@…]

logfile

[pixilla (Bradley Giesbrecht)]

Did you uninstall your previous SL MacPorts ports or rm them?

The Portfile runs these commands in the deactivate phase, you could try them manually and then finish your install:

sudo xmlcatmgr -c /opt/local/etc/xml/catalog remove nextCatalog /opt/local/share/xml/docbook/4.3/catalog.xml
sudo xmlcatmgr -s -c /opt/local/etc/sgml/catalog remove CATALOG /opt/local/share/xml/docbook/4.3/docbook.cat
sudo port install docbook-xml-4.3

If this works and you are installing other docbook-xml version you may need to run the same commands changing 4.3 to each respective version.

[mzwinderman@…]

I did an uninstall of the ports, but not of MacPorts itself (I ran port uninstall installed), I then did a selfupdate.

The xmlcatmgr commands return "no matching entry". Strangely port install docbook-xml-4.3 now does not give errors:

--->  Computing dependencies for docbook-xml-4.3
--->  Cleaning docbook-xml-4.3
--->  Updating database of binaries: 100.0%
--->  Scanning binaries for linking errors: 100.0%
--->  No broken files found.

But on installing texlive I do get the following error:

--->  Staging docbook-xml-4.5 into destroot
--->  Installing docbook-xml-4.5 @5.0_1
--->  Activating docbook-xml-4.5 @5.0_1
Error: org.macports.activate for port docbook-xml-4.5 returned: command execution failed
Error: Failed to install docbook-xml-4.5

Uninstalling docbook-xml also gives an error, but subsequent reinstallation goes well.

Thanks for your quick reply!

Replying to pixilla@…:

Did you uninstall your previous SL MacPorts ports or rm them?

The Portfile runs these commands in the deactivate phase, you could try them manually and then finish your install:

sudo xmlcatmgr -c /opt/local/etc/xml/catalog remove nextCatalog /opt/local/share/xml/docbook/4.3/catalog.xml
sudo xmlcatmgr -s -c /opt/local/etc/sgml/catalog remove CATALOG /opt/local/share/xml/docbook/4.3/docbook.cat
sudo port install docbook-xml-4.3

If this works and you are installing other docbook-xml version you may need to run the same commands changing 4.3 to each respective version.

[pixilla (Bradley Giesbrecht)]

Replying to mzwinderman@…:

I did an uninstall of the ports, but not of MacPorts itself (I ran port uninstall installed), I then did a selfupdate.

The xmlcatmgr commands return "no matching entry". Strangely port install docbook-xml-4.3 now does not give errors:

...

But on installing texlive I do get the following error:

...

Uninstalling docbook-xml also gives an error, but subsequent reinstallation goes well.

Permissions on /opt/local/etc/xml/catalog and /opt/local/etc/sgml/catalog?

Might be to late to check if the catalogs have been updated/overwritten.

[mzwinderman@…]

Permissions are as follows:

ls -lah /opt/local/etc/xml/catalog
-rw-r--r--  1 root  admin   784B 16 nov 15:53 /opt/local/etc/xml/catalog
ls -lah /opt/local/etc/sgml/catalog
-rw-r--r--  1 root  admin   155B 16 nov 15:51 /opt/local/etc/sgml/catalog

As you can see in the timestamp, the catalogs have recently been updated. Is that what you were asking for?

[mzwinderman@…]

Are there any other suggestions I could try?

[pixilla (Bradley Giesbrecht)]

Replying to mzwinderman@…:

Uninstalling docbook-xml also gives an error, but subsequent reinstallation goes well.

Replying to mzwinderman@…:

Are there any other suggestions I could try?

What is the problem? Your previous reply suggests the reinstallation worked.

Is your problem only with uninstall?

[mzwinderman@…]

Hi, sorry for the confusing statement. Reinstallation of 'docbook-xml' seemed to go well, but I would still get the same error on reinstalling tex-live, again with 'docbook-xml'. So apparently installation did not go correctly.

In short: the problem was with both installing and uninstalling of docbook-xml.

In the mean time I have done:

port selfupdate
port upgrade outdated
port clean --all installed
port -f uninstall inactive
port clean --all all

And now installation of texlive (and thus docbook-xml) is going right. The first two statements I had already tried before, so one of the last three commands did the trick. I can't say which, as I ran them in sequence.

My problem is solved, but if you need any logfiles to see if you can find the rootcause for bughunting, I am willing to provide!

Thanks very much!

[pixilla (Bradley Giesbrecht)]

I am happy this issue is resolved for you.

The logs will be gone for the upgraded and cleaned ports unless the "-k" flag was added to the port command.

You can reopen this ticket if this same issue happens with future docbook-xml upgrade/installs.