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sudo port install dolfin failed. I there another way to install dolfin?

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Dear alll

I got this error when i used macport. I really don't find a way to install dolfin on macosx 10.6.8 for python 2.7

sudo port install dolfin Password:
---> Computing dependencies for dolfin
---> Dependencies to be installed: parmetis petsc py27-ffc py27-ferari swig-python swig py27-fiat py27-numpy fftw-3 py27-nose nosetests_select py27-setuptools py27-scientific netcdf curl py27-instant py27-ufl ufc py27-ply qt4-mac dbus jpeg libmng lcms tiff libpng slepc vtk5 Xft2 fontconfig freetype xrender xorg-libX11 xorg-kbproto xorg-libXau xorg-xproto xorg-libXdmcp xorg-libxcb xorg-libpthread-stubs xorg-xcb-proto xorg-renderproto mesa xorg-dri2proto xorg-glproto xorg-libXfixes xorg-fixesproto xorg-xextproto xorg-libXi xorg-inputproto xorg-libXext xorg-libXmu xorg-libXt xorg-libsm xorg-libice tcl tk xorg-libXScrnSaver xorg-scrnsaverproto
---> Building parmetis
Error: org.macports.build for port parmetis returned: command execution failed
Error: Failed to install parmetis
Please see the log file for port parmetis for details:
/opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_parmetis/parmetis/main.log
Error: The following dependencies were not installed: parmetis petsc py27-ffc py27-ferari swig-python swig py27-fiat py27-numpy fftw-3 py27-nose nosetests_select py27-setuptools py27-scientific netcdf curl py27-instant py27-ufl ufc py27-ply qt4-mac dbus jpeg libmng lcms tiff libpng slepc vtk5 Xft2 fontconfig freetype xrender xorg-libX11 xorg-kbproto xorg-libXau xorg-xproto xorg-libXdmcp xorg-libxcb xorg-libpthread-stubs xorg-xcb-proto xorg-renderproto mesa xorg-dri2proto xorg-glproto xorg-libXfixes xorg-fixesproto xorg-xextproto xorg-libXi xorg-inputproto xorg-libXext xorg-libXmu xorg-libXt xorg-libsm xorg-libice tcl tk xorg-libXScrnSaver xorg-scrnsaverproto
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Error: Processing of port dolfin failed

related to an answer for: install dolfin
closed with the note: Installation support questions should be directed to fenics-support@fenicsproject.org.
asked Mar 29, 2014 by meftahi FEniCS Novice (300 points)
closed Apr 7, 2014 by Garth N. Wells

Can you post the contents of the files:

/opt/local/var/macports

/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_parmetis/parmetis/main.log

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