Pallet fails to build on Apple Silicon (M1) due to lack of arm64 in Growl framework

[jameslbrown]

% sudo port install Pallet
Warning: The macOS 11.2 SDK does not appear to be installed. Ports may not build correctly.
Warning: You can install it as part of the Xcode Command Line Tools package by running `xcode-select --install'.
--->  Computing dependencies for Pallet
--->  Fetching archive for Pallet
--->  Attempting to fetch Pallet-1.1_2.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from http://jog.id.packages.macports.org/macports/packages/Pallet
--->  Attempting to fetch Pallet-1.1_2.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://kmq.jp.packages.macports.org/Pallet
--->  Attempting to fetch Pallet-1.1_2.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://ywg.ca.packages.macports.org/mirror/macports/packages/Pallet
--->  Building Pallet
Error: Failed to build Pallet: command execution failed
Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_sysutils_Pallet/Pallet/main.log for details.
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a bug.
Error: Processing of port Pallet failed
% xcode-select --install
xcode-select: error: command line tools are already installed, use "Software Update" to install updates

Any ideas how to fix? thanks, James.

[kencu (Ken)]

Pallet is completely broken in MacPorts, sorry. AFAIK it does not work on any systems, even if I see a few systems do build it.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Please attach the main.log so that we can see how it failed and whether this might be a duplicate of one of the other open tickets.

[jameslbrown]

@nyandesign - Have attached now. Thanks.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Technically a new one on arm64, but the bottom line is still that someone needs to work on updating Pallet.

[jameslbrown]

Thanks Joshua. Looks like there will never be a arm64 version of Growl. ​https://www.de24.news/en/2020/11/the-end-of-growl-the-forefather-of-the-message-center-throws-down.html

Any way to disable it, or should I just give up on it?

[kencu (Ken)]

growl was removed (5 years ago) from upstream Pallet.

Pallet remains very broken despite that.

Not just build-broken. Doesn't work broken.

[kencu (Ken)]

even updating the port to a recent commit is pointless; that will just encourage more people to waste their time trying to install it.

If you can program in ObjC and use Xcode, find the upstream repo (easy; it's in MP repos), clone it, and have at it!

[dw808303 (Dave Walker)]

The MacPorts FAQ still mentions Pallet. If it's as broken as it seems to be, it shouldn't be there.

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

Thanks for mentioning that. I have removed that reference and updated the Pallet wiki page to say that it is broken.