#30734: Unable to install anything ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: wilburg@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: base | Version: 2.0.1 Keywords: | Port: ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Comment(by wilburg@…): I have already done a manual clean as well, with the same results, but here is the same result with the results of your instructions shown: First the terminal window output: {{{ mini,:~ wilbur$ sudo port uninstall ncursesw mini,:~ wilbur$ sudo port clean ncursesw ---> Cleaning ncursesw mini,:~ wilbur$ sudo port uninstall ncurses mini,:~ wilbur$ sudo port uninstall ncurses mini,:~ wilbur$ sudo port clean ncurses ---> Cleaning ncurses mini,:~ wilbur$ sudo port install ncftp ---> Computing dependencies for ncftp ---> Dependencies to be installed: ncurses ncursesw ---> Fetching archive for ncursesw ---> Attempting to fetch ncursesw-5.8_0.darwin_10.noarch.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/ncursesw ---> Attempting to fetch ncursesw-5.8_0.darwin_10.noarch.tbz2.rmd160 from http://packages.macports.org/ncursesw ---> Installing ncursesw @5.8_0 ---> Activating ncursesw @5.8_0 Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error: Source file /tmp/mpextractfeLAdVkC/opt/local/share/doc/ncursesw/README.txt does not appear to exist (cannot lstat it). Unable to activate port ncursesw. Error: Failed to install ncursesw Log for ncursesw is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ncursesw/ncursesw/main.log Error: The following dependencies were not installed: ncurses ncursesw Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets> }}} Next, the log file output: {{{ version:1 :debug:main Attempting ln -sf /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ncursesw/ncursesw/work /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/devel/ncursesw/work :debug:main changing euid/egid - current euid: 0 - current egid: 0 :debug:main egid changed to: 502 :debug:main euid changed to: 507 :debug:main Executing org.macports.main (ncursesw) :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:archivefetch archivefetch phase started at Fri Aug 12 23:10:50 MDT 2011 :msg:archivefetch ---> Fetching archive for ncursesw :debug:archivefetch Executing org.macports.archivefetch (ncursesw) :debug:archivefetch euid/egid changed to: 0/0 :debug:archivefetch chowned /opt/local/var/macports/software/ncursesw to macports :debug:archivefetch euid/egid changed to: 507/502 :debug:archivefetch euid/egid changed to: 0/0 :debug:archivefetch chowned /opt/local/var/macports/incoming to macports :debug:archivefetch euid/egid changed to: 507/502 :info:archivefetch ---> ncursesw-5.8_0.darwin_10.noarch.tbz2 doesn't seem to exist in /opt/local/var/macports/software/ncursesw :msg:archivefetch ---> Attempting to fetch ncursesw-5.8_0.darwin_10.noarch.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/ncursesw :msg:archivefetch ---> Attempting to fetch ncursesw-5.8_0.darwin_10.noarch.tbz2.rmd160 from http://packages.macports.org/ncursesw :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.fetch (ncursesw) :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.checksum (ncursesw) :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.extract (ncursesw) :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.patch (ncursesw) :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.configure (ncursesw) :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.build (ncursesw) :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.destroot (ncursesw) :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root. :debug:install install phase started at Fri Aug 12 23:10:52 MDT 2011 :notice:install ---> Installing ncursesw @5.8_0 :debug:install Can't run install on this port without elevated privileges. Escalating privileges back to root. :debug:install euid changed to: 0. egid changed to: 0. :debug:install Executing org.macports.install (ncursesw) :debug:activate activate phase started at Fri Aug 12 23:10:53 MDT 2011 :debug:activate Executing org.macports.activate (ncursesw) :msg:activate ---> Activating ncursesw @5.8_0 :debug:activate Using /usr/bin/tar :debug:activate Using /usr/bin/bzip2 :error:activate Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error: Source file /tmp/mpextractfeLAdVkC/opt/local/share/doc/ncursesw/README.txt does not appear to exist (cannot lstat it). Unable to activate port ncursesw. :debug:activate Backtrace: Image error: Source file /tmp/mpextractfeLAdVkC/opt/local/share/doc/ncursesw/README.txt does not appear to exist (cannot lstat it). Unable to activate port ncursesw. invoked from within "throw registry::image-error "Image error: Source file $srcfile does not appear to exist (cannot lstat it). Unable to activate port [$port name]."" ("foreach" body line 8) invoked from within "foreach file $imagefiles { set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}" # To be able to install links, we test if we can lst..." invoked from within "registry::write { foreach file $imagefiles { set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}" # To be able to instal..." invoked from within "try { registry::write { foreach file $imagefiles { set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}" # To be ..." (procedure "_activate_contents" line 21) invoked from within "_activate_contents $requested" (procedure "portimage::activate" line 57) invoked from within "registry_activate $subport $version $revision $portvariants [array get user_options]" (procedure "portactivate::activate_main" line 4) invoked from within "$procedure $targetname" :info:activate Warning: the following items did not execute (for ncursesw): org.macports.activate :error:activate Failed to install ncursesw :notice:activate Log for ncursesw is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ncursesw/ncursesw/main.log }}} -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/30734#comment:9> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS