gperf does not compile in 10.9

[petermichor]

--->  Extracting gperf
--->  Extracting gperf-3.0.4.tar.gz
sh: /usr/bin/gnutar: No such file or directory
gzip: error writing to output: Broken pipe
gzip: /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/gperf/gperf-3.0.4.tar.gz: uncompress failed
Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_gperf/gperf/work" && /usr/bin/gzip -dc '/opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/gperf/gperf-3.0.4.tar.gz' | /usr/bin/gnutar --no-same-owner -xf - 
Exit code: 127
Error: org.macports.extract for port gperf returned: command execution failed
Warning: targets not executed for gperf: org.macports.destroot org.macports.extract org.macports.patch org.macports.configure org.macports.build
Please see the log file for port gperf for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_gperf/gperf/main.log
Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1

: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.fetch (gperf)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.checksum (gperf)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:extract extract phase started at Sat Nov  9 09:04:51 CET 2013
:notice:extract --->  Extracting gperf
:debug:extract Executing org.macports.extract (gperf)
:info:extract --->  Extracting gperf-3.0.4.tar.gz
:debug:extract setting option extract.args to '/opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/gperf/gperf-3.0.4.tar.gz'
:debug:extract Environment: CPATH='/opt/local/include' CC_PRINT_OPTIONS_FILE='/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_gperf/gperf/work/.CC_PRINT_OPTIONS' LIBRARY_PATH='/opt/local/lib' CC_PRINT_OPTIONS='YES' MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.9'
:debug:extract Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_gperf/gperf/work" && /usr/bin/gzip -dc '/opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/gperf/gperf-3.0.4.tar.gz' | /usr/bin/gnutar --no-same-owner -xf -'
:debug:extract Executing command line:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_gperf/gperf/work" && /usr/bin/gzip -dc '/opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/gperf/gperf-3.0.4.tar.gz' | /usr/bin/gnutar --no-same-owner -xf - 
:info:extract sh: /usr/bin/gnutar: No such file or directory
:info:extract gzip: error writing to output: Broken pipe
:info:extract gzip: /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/gperf/gperf-3.0.4.tar.gz: uncompress failed
:info:extract Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_gperf/gperf/work" && /usr/bin/gzip -dc '/opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/gperf/gperf-3.0.4.tar.gz' | /usr/bin/gnutar --no-same-owner -xf - 
:info:extract Exit code: 127
:error:extract org.macports.extract for port gperf returned: command execution failed
:debug:extract Error code: NONE
:debug:extract Backtrace: command execution failed
    while executing
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:extract Warning: targets not executed for gperf: org.macports.destroot org.macports.extract org.macports.patch org.macports.configure org.macports.build
:notice:extract Please see the log file for port gperf for details:

[larryv (Lawrence Velázquez)]

:info:extract sh: /usr/bin/gnutar: No such file or directory

You did not follow the migration instructions after upgrading to 10.9, so MacPorts still thinks it should extract tarballs with gnutar, which 10.9 does not provide.