Can't fix mutt_dotlock's permissions when installing into home directory using MacPorts
Michael Williams
I'm trying to install mutt using MacPorts into my home directory.
MacPorts is a packaging system for OS X. I have persuaded it to
install itself and its packages into ~/.macports. I have installed
several packages fine, so I do not think this is a MacPorts problem
per se (but would be happy to be corrected).
When I try to build and install the mutt-devel package (based on
mutt-1.5.18) I get the following error message:
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if test -f /Users/williamsmi/.macports/var/macports/build/
_Users_williamsmi_.macports_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_mail_mutt-
devel/work/destroot/Users/williamsmi/.macports/bin/mutt_dotlock &&
test xmail != x ; then \
chgrp mail /Users/williamsmi/.macports/var/macports/build/
_Users_williamsmi_.macports_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_mail_mutt-
devel/work/destroot/Users/williamsmi/.macports/bin/mutt_dotlock && \
chmod 2755 /Users/williamsmi/.macports/var/macports/build/
_Users_williamsmi_.macports_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_mail_mutt-
devel/work/destroot/Users/williamsmi/.macports/bin/mutt_dotlock || \
{ echo "Can't fix mutt_dotlock's permissions!" >&2 ; exit 1 ; } \
fi
chgrp: you are not a member of group mail
Can't fix mutt_dotlock's permissions!
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I am indeed not a member of this group and I am installing as myself
(without root privileges). I understand mutt_dotlock is used for mbox
locking on Unix mail systems. However, I use mutt solely as an IMAP
client so have no use for it. With that in mind, is there a fix -- or
workaround -- for this installation error?
Thanks,
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Michael Williams