Thank you very much for the explanation! I had this very problem when trying to install TexLive. I found your page when I Googled the error: ‘Target org.macports.build returned: shell command ” cd “/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_graphics_fontconfig/work/fontconfig-2.5.0″ && make all ” returned error 2′

Like ozziem, my *nix head command had been overwritten(!) with LWP’s HEAD. Following all the good advice above, here are the steps I had to do on my Macbook (Tiger) in order to get rid of the compilation error:

1. sudo mv /usr/bin/HEAD /usr/bin/lwp-HEAD
2. Insert Mac OS Install Disk 1 and copy /Volumes/Mac OS X Install Disc 1/usr/bin/head from the install disk to /usr/bin/ on the hard drive.
3. sudo port clean all (though I guess ’sudo port clean texlive’ would have worked)

After that I was able to install like a champ!

Thanks again for posting the solution to this problem, which I doubt I would have ever solved on my own.

#> which head

I found that the file was a text file and not the original OS X file by doing the command:

#> file /usr/bin/head

I replaced the file and tried to the install again, only to have it fail AGAIN!!. The last poster is absolutely correct. Do the “clean”ing of the port first.

#> port clean fontconfig

After that it installed completely without and error. I never would have caught this problem with the HEAD file. Not even on my train of thought until I found this post.

Once again, Thank you very much.

My perl ‘HEAD’ had already overwritten my unix ‘head’ … crazy … your post got me on the right track to realizing this was what was going on. I had to copy my ‘head’ back from the install DVD (or I could have compiled it from the Darwin source) to get it back … (my backups already had a ‘HEAD’ without my knowledge!)

I also enjoy OS X as a primary OS but occasionally run into something (like this!) that is just mind-numbingly stupid design! (whether it be the OS or its default FS type)

Cheers!

#1 You didn’t mention what is giving you a mysql socket error, whether it is the mysql command line util, or PHP, or what… But I will bet this is because the software that gave the error is looking for mysql.sock in a different place than it is installed. Find where mysql.sock is located on your system, find where your software expects it, and set up a symlink. (I had this problem the first time I set up PHP on my Tiger box.)

#2 “htaccess upload problems” I have no idea what you are talking about.

#3 If you can’t install xcode, then #4 and #5 are a given.

#5 This is the _exact_ same error I talked about in this post. You will notice that while you were trying to compile ImageMagick, the actual error is on the dependency of fontconfig. Try one of these two things:

#1 This will locate any other commands on your system named ‘head’, no matter what case. This will help if the problem is the exact same one I had:
locate head | egrep -i “/head$”

#2 Invoke the install command with -v so that you get verbose output, and then read ALL the output looking for the source of the problem:
./port -v install ImageMagick

-Chris

1) mysql socket error
2) htaccess upload problems
3) mac ports problems
4) xcode tools not installing
5) imagemagick will not install, I get this crap!!!!

mail:/opt/local/bin root# ./port install ImageMagick
—> Building fontconfig with target all
Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command ” cd “/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_graphics_fontconfig/work/fontconfig-2.5.0″ && make all ” returned error 2
Command output: fcaliastail.h:520:2: error: #endif without #if
fcaliastail.h:522: error: only weak aliases are supported in this configuration
fcaliastail.h:523:2: error: #endif without #if
fcaliastail.h:525: error: only weak aliases are supported in this configuration
fcaliastail.h:526:2: error: #endif without #if
fcaliastail.h:528: error: only weak aliases are supported in this configuration
fcaliastail.h:529:2: error: #endif without #if
fcaliastail.h:531: error: only weak aliases are supported in this configuration
fcaliastail.h:532:2: error: #endif without #if
fcaliastail.h:534: error: only weak aliases are supported in this configuration
fcaliastail.h:535:2: error: #endif without #if
fcaliastail.h:537: error: only weak aliases are supported in this configuration
fcaliastail.h:538:2: error: #endif without #if
fcaliastail.h:540: error: only weak aliases are supported in this configuration
fcaliastail.h:541:2: error: #endif without #if
fcaliastail.h:543: error: only weak aliases are supported in this configuration
fcaliastail.h:544:2: error: #endif without #if
fcaliastail.h:546: error: only weak aliases are supported in this configuration
fcaliastail.h:547:2: error: #endif without #if
fcaliastail.h:549: error: only weak aliases are supported in this configuration
fcaliastail.h:550:2: error: #endif without #if
fcaliastail.h:552: error: only weak aliases are supported in this configuration
fcaliastail.h:553:2: error: #endif without #if
fcaliastail.h:555: error: only weak aliases are supported in this configuration
fcaliastail.h:556:2: error: #endif without #if
fcaliastail.h:557:2: error: #endif without #if
make[3]: *** [fcatomic.lo] Error 1
make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make: *** [all] Error 2

Error: The following dependencies failed to build: fontconfig jpeg libpng libxml2 pkgconfig tiff
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

I have tried installing OS X onto a case sensitive filesystem. I had numerous problems and wound up reformatting rather than dealing with it. Mind you, that was back on an early Tiger release, and maybe Leopard manages it better; but I really don’t have the time to give it a try these days.

-Chris

well first, os x isn’t a file system… HFS(+) is the file system and it can be either case-sensitive or case-insensitive. apple just defaults to creating partitions that are case-insensitive. so, you can always just create a case-sensitive partition and install on that.