#38472: ImageMagick install failure: unable to execute port -----------------------------+-------------------------- Reporter: shirleyberry@… | Owner: ryandesign@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.1.3 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: ImageMagick | -----------------------------+-------------------------- Comment (by shirleyberry@…): No, I've never tried to install any other ports before (I'm a bit new to this, can you tell?), but I'll give that a try. Getting the permissions turned up: {{{ drwx------ 5 gordonsmith wheel 170 Mar 21 11:49 /opt drwxr-xr-x 11 root admin 374 Mar 21 11:16 /opt/local drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 102 Jan 31 07:01 /opt/local/var drwxr-xr-x 10 root admin 340 Mar 21 11:16 /opt/local/var/macports drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 102 Mar 20 14:24 /opt/local/var/macports/sources drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 102 Mar 20 14:24 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 102 Mar 20 14:24 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release drwxr-xr-x 10 root admin 340 Mar 21 15:11 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs drwxr-xr-x 51 root wheel 1734 Mar 21 15:12 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports drwxr-xr-x 305 root wheel 10370 Feb 26 18:00 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/graphics drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel 136 Mar 21 17:13 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/graphics/ImageMagick -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 9467 Feb 27 09:01 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/graphics/ImageMagick/Portfile }}} In reply to the second suggestion, what are the risks of forcing it? -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/38472#comment:15> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X