#30805: install (or build) ports system on OSX 10.7, then get permission errors on "port install anything" ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- Reporter: creon.levit@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: base | Version: 2.0.1 Keywords: permission Lion | Port: ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- This happens to me after installing macports binary .dmg, as well as after successfully building macports from source. It happens no matter what package I try to install: {{{ $ uname -a Darwin wdyn-n233-241-187.arc.nasa.gov 11.0.0 Darwin Kernel Version 11.0.0: Sat Jun 18 12:56:35 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1699.22.73~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64 $ sudo port -d install atlas DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/math/atlas DEBUG: OS darwin/11.0.0 (Mac OS X 10.7) arch i386 DEBUG: org.macports.load registered provides 'load', a pre-existing procedure. Target override will not be provided DEBUG: org.macports.unload registered provides 'unload', a pre-existing procedure. Target override will not be provided DEBUG: org.macports.distfiles registered provides 'distfiles', a pre- existing procedure. Target override will not be provided DEBUG: Using group file /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/_resources/port1.0/group/muniversal-1.0.tcl DEBUG: Reading variant descriptions from /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/_resources/port1.0/variant_descriptions.conf DEBUG: universal variant already exists, so not adding the default one DEBUG: Executing variant gcc44 provides gcc44 DEBUG: changing euid/egid - current euid: 0 - current egid: 0 DEBUG: egid changed to: 501 DEBUG: euid changed to: 502 DEBUG: couldn't open "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_atlas/atlas/work/.macports.atlas.state": permission denied while executing "open $statefile a+" (procedure "open_statefile" line 63) invoked from within "open_statefile" (procedure "check_variants" line 29) invoked from within "check_variants activate" invoked from within "$workername eval check_variants $target" (procedure "mportexec" line 7) invoked from within "mportexec $workername $target" Error: Unable to execute port: couldn't open "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_atlas/atlas/work/.macports.atlas.state": permission denied To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets> }}} -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/30805> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS