#35289: expat: no destroot found ----------------------------------------------+----------------------------- Reporter: avi.meth@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: reopened Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.1.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: expat | ----------------------------------------------+----------------------------- Changes (by avi.meth@…): * status: closed => reopened * resolution: duplicate => Comment: Replying to [comment:1 ryandesign@…]:
This is #29223. "sudo port clean expat" and try again. Cleaning and trying again is the first thing you should try anytime any port fails to install.
now I'm getting the following error: ---> Fetching archive for expat ---> Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0_0.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/expat ---> Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0_0.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2.rmd160 from http://packages.macports.org/expat ---> Installing expat @2.1.0_0 Error: org.macports.install for port expat returned: sqlite error: attempt to write a readonly database (8) Error: Failed to install expat -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/35289#comment:2> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS