libgcc12: odd state failures when trying to clean or install a port

[lukaso (Lukas Oberhuber)]

I get this error when trying to install libgcc12 (though I can't be 100% certain as it only happens on the CI system.

I've seen this happen with other ports as well.

Error: Unable to execute port: couldn't open "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_lang_gcc12/libgcc12/work/.macports.libgcc12.state": permission denied

Any ideas why macports is failing in this unintuitive and very hard to code around way?

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Can't imagine why that would happen, aside from obvious reasons such as the file was created by one user and you are now trying to access it as another user (and you are not using a root MacPorts installation, which you mentioned in #67528 was the case). Or, the file was created as root and you are now trying to access it as non-root.

[lukaso (Lukas Oberhuber)]

This error was unrelated to #67528 (happening on the CI server vs locally). When I logged onto the CI server, the file could not be deleted, even when doing sudo rm. Uninstalling and cleaning the port clears it away, but it means that I'm having to uninstall and clean the ports where this happens, in case it happens.