octave-miscellaneous: build fails

[maurice.v@…]

sudo port install octave-optim
Password:
--->  Computing dependencies for octave-optim
--->  Dependencies to be installed: octave-miscellaneous
--->  Building octave-miscellaneous
Error: org.macports.build for port octave-miscellaneous returned: command execution failed
Error: Failed to install octave-miscellaneous
Please see the log file for port octave-miscellaneous for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_octave-miscellaneous/octave-miscellaneous/main.log
Error: The following dependencies were not installed: octave-miscellaneous
To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
    http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
Error: Processing of port octave-optim failed

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

This was not a clean attempt; please ​clean and try again.

[maurice.v@…]

already done many times

---> Computing dependencies for octave-optim ---> Dependencies to be installed: octave-miscellaneous ---> Fetching archive for octave-miscellaneous ---> Attempting to fetch octave-miscellaneous-1.2.0_0.darwin_13.x86_64.tbz2 from ​http://lil.fr.packages.macports.org/octave-miscellaneous ---> Attempting to fetch octave-miscellaneous-1.2.0_0.darwin_13.x86_64.tbz2 from ​http://mse.uk.packages.macports.org/sites/packages.macports.org/octave-miscellaneous ---> Attempting to fetch octave-miscellaneous-1.2.0_0.darwin_13.x86_64.tbz2 from ​http://packages.macports.org/octave-miscellaneous ---> Fetching distfiles for octave-miscellaneous ---> Verifying checksums for octave-miscellaneous ---> Extracting octave-miscellaneous ---> Configuring octave-miscellaneous ---> Building octave-miscellaneous Error: org.macports.build for port octave-miscellaneous returned: command execution failed Error: Failed to install octave-miscellaneous Please see the log file for port octave-miscellaneous for details:

/opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_octave-miscellaneous/octave-miscellaneous/main.log

Error: The following dependencies were not installed: octave-miscellaneous To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:

​http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets

Error: Processing of port octave-optim failed

[larryv (Lawrence Velázquez)]

Replying to maurice.v@…:

already done many times

But you have not provided a clean log. Please clean, try again, and attach the resulting main.log immediately.

[maurice.v@…]

new log file after cleaning

[maurice.v@…]

done. Any idea? or suggestions that I can try ?

[jsalort (Julien Salort)]

Cc Me!

[jsalort (Julien Salort)]

I have the same problem here. The relevant error is:

:info:build partarray.cc:42:31: error: variable length array of non-POD element type 'Array<octave_idx_type>'
:info:build   Array<octave_idx_type> bidc [maxdims], eidc [maxdims];
:info:build                               ^

I wonder if this is really a macports-specific issue. Shouldn't maxdims be declared const ? Anyhow, this was reported in Octave bug tracker, e.g.:

​https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=38339

But this bug is marked as "closed", with the conclusion that partarray should be removed... So, I am not sure why it wasn't. I will ask on Octave mailing list.

[maurice.v@…]

is it possible to compile it manually ? I am really a "idiot" for these things!

[michaelld (Michael Dickens)]

Please do:

sudo port clean octave-miscellaneous
sudo port selfupdate

and then try installing it again. Should be fixed with r114034.

[jsalort (Julien Salort)]

Logfile: fails at configure

[jsalort (Julien Salort)]

Replying to michaelld@…:

Please do:

sudo port clean octave-miscellaneous
sudo port selfupdate

and then try installing it again. Should be fixed with r114034.

I am afraid it still does not work for me. But I do not understand the error message (see log).

[maurice.v@…]

same here (log attached)

[maurice.v@…]

now it works!! thanks to all!