#48098: dbus @1.8.16_0: activation fails because startupitem exists already ----------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: frydy@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.3 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: | ----------------------+-------------------------------- Comment (by frydy@…): O.k thank you for the response I replied from my email by mistake and will try this again. I will try running uninstall without the $ sign but could you explain how I might fix the bus problem. Don Replying to [comment:1 larryv@…]:
Replying to [ticket:48098 frydy@…]:
{{{ home-iMac:~ MyHiouse$ sudo port -v selfupdate Password: ---> Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync receiving file list ... done
sent 36 bytes received 69 bytes 210.00 bytes/sec total size is 27013120 speedup is 257267.81 receiving file list ... done
sent 36 bytes received 76 bytes 224.00 bytes/sec total size is 512 speedup is 4.57 MacPorts base version 2.3.3 installed, MacPorts base version 2.3.3 downloaded. ---> Updating the ports tree Synchronizing local ports tree from rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports.tar receiving file list ... done
sent 36 bytes received 70 bytes 70.67 bytes/sec total size is 62013440 speedup is 585032.45 receiving file list ... done
sent 36 bytes received 77 bytes 226.00 bytes/sec total size is 512 speedup is 4.53 Creating port index in /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports
Total number of ports parsed: 0 Ports successfully parsed: 0 Ports failed: 0 Up-to-date ports skipped: 23331
---> MacPorts base is already the latest version
The ports tree has been updated. To upgrade your installed ports, you should run port upgrade outdated }}}
Okay, this is all fine.
{{{ home-iMac:~ MyHiouse$ sudo port install gphoto2 ---> Computing dependencies for gphoto2 ---> Dependencies to be installed: libgphoto2 dbus gd2 fontconfig freetype bzip2 libpng zlib libvpx yasm tiff xz xpm xorg-libXext xorg- libX11 xorg-kbproto xorg-libXau xorg-xproto xorg-libXdmcp xorg-libxcb python27 db48 db_select libedit openssl python2_select python_select sqlite3 xorg-libpthread-stubs xorg-xcb-proto libxml2 xorg-xextproto xorg- libXt xorg-libsm xorg-libice libtool libusb-compat libusb autoconf automake popt readline ---> Activating dbus @1.8.16_0 Error: org.macports.activate for port dbus returned: Image error: /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist already exists and does not belong to a registered port. Unable to activate port dbus. Use 'port -f activate dbus' to force the activation. Error: Failed to install dbus }}}
This is the actual problem. While trying to create the files belonging to the `dbus` port, MacPorts found that one of them already existed. Did you previously remove `dbus` without using `port uninstall`?
{{{ home-iMac:~ MyHiouse$ $ sudo port -fp uninstall installed -bash: $: command not found }}}
You accidentally pasted the dollar sign from the Guide.
{{{ home-iMac:~ MyHiouse$ port -f activate dbus Error: Insufficient privileges to write to MacPorts install prefix. }}}
You need superuser privileges to activate ports, but you forgot to use `sudo`.
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