#36638: Failed to initialize MacPorts -----------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: carsten@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: High | Milestone: Component: base | Version: 2.1.2 Keywords: Tcl | Port: -----------------------+-------------------------------- For no particular reason, the base system stopped working completely. Entering "port" on the Command line gives the following Tcl error: {{{ sh-3.2# port }}} {{{ invalid command name "::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler" while executing "::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler {::tcl::MacOSXPkgUnknown ::tclPkgUnknown} msgcat 0-" ("package unknown" script) invoked from within "package require msgcat" (file "/opt/local/share/macports/Tcl/registry2.0/registry.tcl" line 40) invoked from within "source /opt/local/share/macports/Tcl/registry2.0/registry.tcl" ("package ifneeded registry 1.0" script) invoked from within "package require registry 1.0" (procedure "mportinit" line 485) invoked from within "mportinit ui_options global_options global_variations" Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize MacPorts, invalid command name "::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler" sh-3.2# port -vvv invalid command name "::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler" while executing "::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler {::tcl::MacOSXPkgUnknown ::tclPkgUnknown} msgcat 0-" ("package unknown" script) invoked from within "package require msgcat" (file "/opt/local/share/macports/Tcl/registry2.0/registry.tcl" line 40) invoked from within "source /opt/local/share/macports/Tcl/registry2.0/registry.tcl" ("package ifneeded registry 1.0" script) invoked from within "package require registry 1.0" (procedure "mportinit" line 485) invoked from within "mportinit ui_options global_options global_variations" Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize MacPorts, invalid command name "::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler" }}} My system is a MacBook (mid-2009) running MountainLion and XCode with all current updates. I have tried to * reinstall MacPorts from the installer * reinstall MacPorts from the source Both installation and compilation of MacPorts works correctly, but the command "port" keeps failing with the above error. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/36638> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS