latex2html @2008_4 build error: frames.sty: file already exists

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There's a workaround at the bottom of this description.

I'm running on Mac OS 10.6.8 on an Intel Mac. XCode 3.2.6. MacPorts 2.3.2.

Sandy$ gcc --version
i686-apple-darwin10-gcc-4.2.1 (GCC) 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)
...

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Sandy$ sudo port upgrade latex2html
Password:
--->  Computing dependencies for latex2html
--->  Fetching archive for latex2html
--->  Attempting to fetch latex2html-2008_4.darwin_10.noarch.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/latex2html
--->  Attempting to fetch latex2html-2008_4.darwin_10.noarch.tbz2 from http://mse.uk.packages.macports.org/sites/packages.macports.org/latex2html
--->  Attempting to fetch latex2html-2008_4.darwin_10.noarch.tbz2 from http://nue.de.packages.macports.org/macports/packages/latex2html
--->  Fetching distfiles for latex2html
--->  Verifying checksums for latex2html
--->  Extracting latex2html
--->  Applying patches to latex2html
--->  Configuring latex2html
--->  Building latex2html
--->  Staging latex2html into destroot
Error: org.macports.destroot for port latex2html returned: error copying "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_print_latex2html/latex2html/work/latex2html-2008/texinputs/frames.sty" to "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_print_latex2html/latex2html/work/destroot/opt/local/share/texmf/tex/latex/html/frames.sty": file already exists
Please see the log file for port latex2html for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_print_latex2html/latex2html/main.log
Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1
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Sandy$ 

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The *.sty files in the source directory are identical to the ones in the destination directory.

If I delete the file in the destination directory and rerun the update, same error.

If I delete the file in the source directory, error on the next file in the list.

If I delete all files in the source directory, error: no files match the *.sty glob pattern.

In other words, running port once copies these files into the destination directory, then tries to copy them again (at least in my situation).

There is a recent change, r126928, which seems to be responsible for the extra copy. (Obviously the files were not being copied in some circumstances before. ) It adds some lines to the file

/opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/print/latex2html/Portfile

Workaround

Once you've tried to build (or install or upgrade) the port, the Portfile should be in the above location. Edit the file and change this line:

file copy ${file} ${texmfdir}

to this

file copy -force ${file} ${texmfdir}

and then re-run the install / build / upgrade.

(That really is a single dash in front of the word force, Portfiles use embedded TCL commands.)

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Cc Me!

[kurthindenburg (Kurt Hindenburg)]

thanks r127552 - let us know if you still have issues.