ncurses @6.0 command execution failed - ranlib malformed object

[ritchieswann@…]

Running OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 (14F27) with Xcode Version 6.4 (6E35b)

Installing ncurses fails : log written to /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ncurses/ncurses/main.log

Pertinent parts of the error log are :

CC_PRINT_OPTIONS='YES'
CC_PRINT_OPTIONS_FILE='/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ncurses/ncurses/work/.CC_PRINT_OPTIONS'
CPATH='/opt/local/include'
LIBRARY_PATH='/opt/local/lib'
MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.10'

:info:destroot ranlib /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ncurses/ncurses/work/destroot/opt/local/lib/libncurses.a
:info:destroot ranlib: object: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ncurses/ncurses/work/destroot/opt/local/lib/libncurses.a(hardscroll.o) malformed object (unknown load command 1)
:info:destroot make[1]: *** [install] Error 1

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Please attach the main.log file.

[ritchieswann@…]

/opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ncurses/ncurses/main.log

[ritchieswann@…]

As before, but with a clean and rebuild from scratch