qt4-x11: sed: RE error: illegal byte sequence

[gideonsimpson]

gideon@~$ sudo port install py27-matplotlib +latex +ghostscript +qt4
--->  Computing dependencies for py27-matplotlib
--->  Dependencies to be installed: texlive texlive-basic texlive-bin poppler qt4-x11 t1lib texlive-common xorg-libXaw xpm xorg-libXp xorg-printproto texlive-bin-extra detex dvipng gd2 libvpx latexdiff p5.12-algorithm-diff latexmk texlive-latex pdfjam texlive-latex-recommended pgf texlive-context texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-math-extra texlive-metapost texlive-xetex texlive-generic-recommended texlive-fontutils lcdf-typetools ps2eps psutils t1utils texlive-lang-czechslovak texlive-lang-english texlive-lang-european texlive-lang-french texlive-lang-german texlive-lang-italian texlive-lang-polish texlive-lang-portuguese texlive-lang-spanish texlive-luatex texlive-plain-extra
--->  Applying patches to qt4-x11
Error: org.macports.patch for port qt4-x11 returned: command execution failed
Error: Failed to install qt4-x11
Please see the log file for port qt4-x11 for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_x11_qt4-x11/qt4-x11/main.log
Error: The following dependencies were not installed: texlive texlive-basic texlive-bin poppler qt4-x11 t1lib texlive-common xorg-libXaw xpm xorg-libXp xorg-printproto texlive-bin-extra detex dvipng gd2 libvpx latexdiff p5.12-algorithm-diff latexmk texlive-latex pdfjam texlive-latex-recommended pgf texlive-context texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-math-extra texlive-metapost texlive-xetex texlive-generic-recommended texlive-fontutils lcdf-typetools ps2eps psutils t1utils texlive-lang-czechslovak texlive-lang-english texlive-lang-european texlive-lang-french texlive-lang-german texlive-lang-italian texlive-lang-polish texlive-lang-portuguese texlive-lang-spanish texlive-luatex texlive-plain-extra
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Error: Processing of port py27-matplotlib failed
gideon@~$ open     /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_x11_qt4-x11/qt4-x11/main.log

[ci42]

Please try a clean attempt and attach the log file if it fails:

$ sudo port selfupdate
$ sudo port clean qt4-x11
$ sudo port install qt4-x11

In the future please remember to use WikiFormatting.

[gideonsimpson]

Replying to ciserlohn@…:

Please try a clean attempt and attach the log file if it fails:

$ sudo port selfupdate
$ sudo port clean qt4-x11
$ sudo port install qt4-x11

In the future please remember to use WikiFormatting.

I still got an error, see the attached log file.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

The error in the log is:

sed: RE error: illegal byte sequence

This is an error that occurs with the version of sed on Mountain Lion and later; we can patch this.

However, qt4-x11 is a very old port and it may fail for other reasons even after we fix that. Can you use the qt4-mac port instead?

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

The error in the log is:

sed: RE error: illegal byte sequence

This is an error that occurs with the version of sed on Mountain Lion and later; we can patch this.

r114174