installation of `nvi' fails in configure phase

[veedeehjay@…]

happens with 19.9.2. here's the logfile:

version:1
:debug:main epoch: in tree: 0 installed: 0
:debug:main ncurses 5.9_2 exists in the ports tree
:debug:main ncurses 5.9_2  is the latest installed
:debug:main ncurses 5.9_2  is active
:debug:main Merging existing variants '' into variants
:debug:main new fully merged portvariants: 
:debug:main Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/devel/ncurses
:debug:main OS darwin/13.1.0 (Mac OS X 10.9) arch i386
:debug:main adding the default universal variant
:debug:main Reading variant descriptions from /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/_resources/port1.0/variant_descriptions.conf
:debug:main Running callback portconfigure::add_automatic_compiler_dependencies
:debug:main Finished running callback portconfigure::add_automatic_compiler_dependencies
:debug:main Running callback portbuild::add_automatic_buildsystem_dependencies
:debug:main Finished running callback portbuild::add_automatic_buildsystem_dependencies
:debug:main No need to upgrade! ncurses 5.9_2 >= ncurses 5.9_2
:debug:main epoch: in tree: 0 installed: 0
:debug:main db47 4.7.25_3 exists in the ports tree
:debug:main db47 4.7.25_3  is the latest installed
:debug:main db47 4.7.25_3  is active
:debug:main Merging existing variants '' into variants
:debug:main new fully merged portvariants: 
:debug:main Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/databases/db47
:debug:main OS darwin/13.1.0 (Mac OS X 10.9) arch i386
:debug:main Reading variant descriptions from /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/_resources/port1.0/variant_descriptions.conf
:debug:main universal variant already exists, so not adding the default one
:debug:main Running callback portconfigure::add_automatic_compiler_dependencies
:debug:main Finished running callback portconfigure::add_automatic_compiler_dependencies
:debug:main Running callback portbuild::add_automatic_buildsystem_dependencies
:debug:main Finished running callback portbuild::add_automatic_buildsystem_dependencies
:debug:main No need to upgrade! db47 4.7.25_3 >= db47 4.7.25_3
:msg:main --->  Computing dependencies for nvi:info:main .:debug:main nvi has no conflicts
:debug:main Searching for dependency: ncurses
:debug:main Found Dependency: receipt exists for ncurses
:debug:main Searching for dependency: db47
:debug:main Found Dependency: receipt exists for db47
:msg:main 
:debug:main Executing org.macports.main (nvi)
: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.archivefetch (nvi)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.fetch (nvi)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.checksum (nvi)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.extract (nvi)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.patch (nvi)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:configure configure phase started at Thu Apr 17 15:05:41 CEST 2014
:notice:configure --->  Configuring nvi
:debug:configure Using compiler 'Xcode Clang'
:debug:configure Executing org.macports.configure (nvi)
:debug:configure Environment: CPATH='/opt/local/include' CFLAGS='-pipe -Os -arch x86_64' CPPFLAGS='-I/opt/local/include -I/opt/local/include/db47' CXXFLAGS='-pipe -Os -arch x86_64' LIBRARY_PATH='/opt/local/lib' MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.9' CXX='/usr/bin/clang++' CC_PRINT_OPTIONS_FILE='/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_editors_nvi/nvi/work/.CC_PRINT_OPTIONS' F90FLAGS='-pipe -Os -m64' LDFLAGS='-L/opt/local/lib -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -L/opt/local/lib/db47 -arch x86_64' FCFLAGS='-pipe -Os -m64' OBJC='/usr/bin/clang' OBJCXX='/usr/bin/clang++' INSTALL='/usr/bin/install -c' OBJCFLAGS='-pipe -Os -arch x86_64' OBJCXXFLAGS='-pipe -Os -arch x86_64' FFLAGS='-pipe -Os -m64' CC_PRINT_OPTIONS='YES' CC='/usr/bin/clang'
:debug:configure Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_editors_nvi/nvi/work/nvi-1.81.6/dist" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --program-prefix=n --without-x --mandir=/opt/local/share/man'
:debug:configure Executing command line:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_editors_nvi/nvi/work/nvi-1.81.6/dist" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --program-prefix=n --without-x --mandir=/opt/local/share/man 
:info:configure checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
:info:configure checking whether build environment is sane... yes
:info:configure checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /opt/local/bin/gmkdir -p
:info:configure checking for gawk... gawk
:info:configure checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
:info:configure checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
:info:configure checking build system type... i386-apple-darwin13.1.0
:info:configure checking host system type... i386-apple-darwin13.1.0
:info:configure checking for style of include used by make... GNU
:info:configure checking for gcc... /usr/bin/clang
:info:configure checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
:info:configure checking whether the C compiler works... yes
:info:configure checking whether we are cross compiling... no
:info:configure checking for suffix of executables... 
:info:configure checking for suffix of object files... o
:info:configure checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
:info:configure checking whether /usr/bin/clang accepts -g... yes
:info:configure checking for /usr/bin/clang option to accept ISO C89... none needed
:info:configure checking dependency style of /usr/bin/clang... gcc3
:info:configure checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /opt/local/bin/gsed
:info:configure checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /opt/local/bin/grep
:info:configure checking for egrep... /opt/local/bin/grep -E
:info:configure checking for ld used by /usr/bin/clang... /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/ld
:info:configure checking if the linker (/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... no
:info:configure checking for /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
:info:configure checking for BSD-compatible nm... /opt/local/bin/nm
:info:configure checking whether ln -s works... yes
:info:configure checking how to recognize dependent libraries... pass_all
:info:configure checking how to run the C preprocessor... /usr/bin/clang -E
:info:configure checking for ANSI C header files... yes
:info:configure checking for sys/types.h... yes
:info:configure checking for sys/stat.h... yes
:info:configure checking for stdlib.h... yes
:info:configure checking for string.h... yes
:info:configure checking for memory.h... yes
:info:configure checking for strings.h... yes
:info:configure checking for inttypes.h... yes
:info:configure checking for stdint.h... yes
:info:configure checking for unistd.h... yes
:info:configure checking dlfcn.h usability... yes
:info:configure checking dlfcn.h presence... yes
:info:configure checking for dlfcn.h... yes
:info:configure checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
:info:configure checking whether /usr/bin/clang++ accepts -g... yes
:info:configure checking dependency style of /usr/bin/clang++... gcc3
:info:configure checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /usr/bin/clang++ -E
:info:configure checking for g77... no
:info:configure checking for xlf... no
:info:configure checking for f77... no
:info:configure checking for frt... no
:info:configure checking for pgf77... no
:info:configure checking for cf77... no
:info:configure checking for fort77... no
:info:configure checking for fl32... no
:info:configure checking for af77... no
:info:configure checking for xlf90... no
:info:configure checking for f90... no
:info:configure checking for pgf90... no
:info:configure checking for pghpf... no
:info:configure checking for epcf90... no
:info:configure checking for gfortran... no
:info:configure checking for g95... no
:info:configure checking for xlf95... no
:info:configure checking for f95... no
:info:configure checking for fort... no
:info:configure checking for ifort... no
:info:configure checking for ifc... no
:info:configure checking for efc... no
:info:configure checking for pgf95... no
:info:configure checking for lf95... no
:info:configure checking for ftn... no
:info:configure checking whether we are using the GNU Fortran 77 compiler... no
:info:configure checking whether  accepts -g... no
:info:configure checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 196608
:info:configure checking command to parse /opt/local/bin/nm output from /usr/bin/clang object... ok
:info:configure checking for objdir... .libs
:info:configure checking for ar... ar
:info:configure checking for ranlib... ranlib
:info:configure checking for strip... strip
:info:configure checking if /usr/bin/clang supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... yes
:info:configure checking for /usr/bin/clang option to produce PIC... -fno-common
:info:configure checking if /usr/bin/clang PIC flag -fno-common works... yes
:info:configure checking if /usr/bin/clang static flag -static works... no
:info:configure checking if /usr/bin/clang supports -c -o file.o... yes
:info:configure checking whether the /usr/bin/clang linker (/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
:info:configure checking dynamic linker characteristics... darwin13.1.0 dyld
:info:configure checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
:info:configure checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
:info:configure checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
:info:configure checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
:info:configure checking whether to build static libraries... yes
:info:configure configure: creating libtool
:info:configure appending configuration tag "CXX" to libtool
:info:configure checking for ld used by /usr/bin/clang++... /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/ld
:info:configure checking if the linker (/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... no
:info:configure checking whether the /usr/bin/clang++ linker (/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
:info:configure checking for /usr/bin/clang++ option to produce PIC... -fno-common
:info:configure checking if /usr/bin/clang++ PIC flag -fno-common works... yes
:info:configure checking if /usr/bin/clang++ static flag -static works... no
:info:configure checking if /usr/bin/clang++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
:info:configure checking whether the /usr/bin/clang++ linker (/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
:info:configure checking dynamic linker characteristics... darwin13.1.0 dyld
:info:configure checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
:info:configure appending configuration tag "F77" to libtool
:info:configure checking if --enable-debug option specified... no
:info:configure checking for gcc... (cached) /usr/bin/clang
:info:configure checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... (cached) yes
:info:configure checking whether /usr/bin/clang accepts -g... (cached) yes
:info:configure checking for /usr/bin/clang option to accept ISO C89... (cached) none needed
:info:configure checking dependency style of /usr/bin/clang... (cached) gcc3
:info:configure checking whether recording of pathnames of libraries is enabled... yes
:info:configure checking if --enable-trace option specified... no
:info:configure checking for sh... /bin/sh
:info:configure checking for sendmail... /usr/sbin/sendmail
:info:configure checking for perl5... /opt/local/bin/perl5
:info:configure checking for preserve directory... configure: error: No writeable preserve directory found.
:info:configure Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_editors_nvi/nvi/work/nvi-1.81.6/dist" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --program-prefix=n --without-x --mandir=/opt/local/share/man 
:info:configure Exit code: 1
:error:configure Failed to configure nvi, consult /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_editors_nvi/nvi/work/nvi-1.81.6/dist/config.log
:error:configure org.macports.configure for port nvi returned: configure failure: command execution failed
:debug:configure Error code: NONE
:debug:configure Backtrace: configure failure: command execution failed
    while executing
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:configure Warning: targets not executed for nvi: org.macports.activate org.macports.configure org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
:notice:configure Please see the log file for port nvi for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_editors_nvi/nvi/main.log

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

In the future, please Cc the port maintainers (port info --maintainers nvi). Also, please attach the complete main.log file instead of pasting it into the description.

[tobypeterson]

r120056