#17579: With archive mode enabled, any command tries to create the directory if it doesn't exist -------------------------------+-------------------------------------------- Reporter: blb@… | Owner: snc@… Type: defect | Status: reopened Priority: Low | Milestone: MacPorts 1.9.0 Component: base | Version: 1.8.0 Resolution: | Keywords: archive permissions Port: | -------------------------------+-------------------------------------------- Changes (by jmr@…): * status: closed => reopened * resolution: fixed => Comment: Still fails with latest trunk: {{{ % /opt/mptest/bin/port info zlib portarchivepath /opt/mptest/var/macports/packages does not exist and could not be created: can't create directory "/opt/mptest/var/macports/packages": permission denied while executing "mportinit ui_options global_options global_variations" Error: /opt/mptest/bin/port: Failed to initialize MacPorts, portarchivepath /opt/mptest/var/macports/packages does not exist and could not be created: can't create directory "/opt/mptest/var/macports/packages": permission denied }}} -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/17579#comment:8> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS