#43085: MacPorts 2.3 »beta« already released via selfupdate ? ------------------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: stephan.jorek@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.2.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: | ------------------------------+-------------------------------- Comment (by cal@…): This message suggests you have the MacPorts port installed. You should not install the MacPorts port, it's only for developers to create the binary installers they re-distribute to users. MacPorts should always be updated using selfupdate, and it's entirely possible installing the MacPorts port has overwritten the files previously installed by the MacPorts installer without running the required post- setup scripts that avoid the problem you are mentioning. Didn't you have to force-activate the MacPorts port when you installed it? If you uninstall the MacPorts port now that will likely break your MacPorts installation, because it will remove the files required to run MacPorts. I suggest you make a backup of `/opt/local`, uninstall the MacPorts port and run the 2.3.0-beta1 installer (see https://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macports- dev/2014-March/026208.html). Going back to 2.2.x is probably not a good idea now, because the layout of the database changed (and the beta seems pretty stable at the moment, so it's not worth the risk). We should really prevent the MacPorts port from installing (and overwriting MacPorts' files). -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/43085#comment:1> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X