#44764: coreutils 8.23_0 failed to upgrade -------------------------+-------------------------- Reporter: jschnide@… | Owner: ryandesign@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.99 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: coreutils | -------------------------+-------------------------- Comment (by ryandesign@…): Replying to [comment:13 jschnide@…]:
I did nothing unusual. I first used the uninstall instructions on the macports web pages. I then did copy and paste from the install page on how to install from source on the macports web pages. My standard process is to sudo bash, port -d selfupdate, port upgrade outdated and then port -f uninstall inactive.
Instead of running `sudo bash`, try running `sudo -s`. Also, instead of `port upgrade outdated` and then `port -f uninstall inactive`, you could just run `port -u upgrade outdated`.
Just to clarify, what process should be followed whenever macports is updated? Should users should replace macports.conf with macports.conf.defaults?
If you have not made any edits to your macports.conf, replacing it with macports.conf.default would be acceptable. However if you have made edits to macports.conf that you wish to keep, you should compare the two files and figure out what you want to do with each line.
I've been using macports for many years and was not aware of this step.
We should document this requirement better. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/44764#comment:14> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X