#15676: port install error rb-rubygems -- can't read "categories" -----------------------------------+---------------------------------------- Reporter: stevemid@iinet.net.au | Owner: macports-tickets@lists.macosforge.org Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: MacPorts 1.6.1 Component: ports | Version: 1.6.0 Keywords: | -----------------------------------+---------------------------------------- I received the following error message attempting to install rb-rubygems: {{{ Steve$ sudo port install rb-rubygems rb-termios Password: ---> Fetching rb-rubygems ---> Verifying checksum(s) for rb-rubygems ---> Extracting rb-rubygems ---> Applying patches to rb-rubygems ---> Configuring rb-rubygems ---> Building rb-rubygems with target all ---> Staging rb-rubygems into destroot ---> Installing rb-rubygems 1.1.1_2 Error: Target org.macports.install returned: can't read "categories": no such variable Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. }}} In spite of much experimentation, including wiping /opt/local completely on my development machine and deleting the files recommended in the macports wiki for an absolutely clean install, I keep receiving the same error. This, after my latest install attempt {{{ Steve$ sudo port install rb-rubygems Password: ---> Fetching rb-rubygems ---> Attempting to fetch rubygems-1.1.1.tgz from http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/35283/ ---> Verifying checksum(s) for rb-rubygems ---> Extracting rb-rubygems ---> Applying patches to rb-rubygems ---> Configuring rb-rubygems ---> Building rb-rubygems with target all ---> Staging rb-rubygems into destroot ---> Installing rb-rubygems 1.1.1_2 Error: Target org.macports.install returned: can't read "categories": no such variable Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. }}} Is changeset 37668 related to this? "contains Message: Fixed categories" I am stumped and would greatly appreciate any assistance. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/15676> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS