I have just started using Macports and I wonder how to get round the following annoying problem. Each port that I download complains about a number of files (between 5 and 35) that are "unregistered". The install stops at every single error and aborts. As a result, I have a great deal of manual work, deleting these unregistered files, having to restart the install each time. Moreover, using root privileges to delete the unregistered files creates unpleasant opportunities for typos. I had a glance at the macports-users archive, but couldn't find an index. I tried Google, but couldn't find any sensible leads on this. I read "man port", but it's unclear to me exactly what each option does, and I'm concerned that I'll do the wrong thing. 1. Where can I find a fuller explanation of the options to "port" than that given by "man port"? 2. How should I proceed in the light of the difficulties explained in the first paragraph? 3. I am tempted to download the entire Darwinports/Macports tree, but it looks as though this would take ages even without the manual work described above. Comments on these 3 points would be welcome. Thanks a lot David Epstein (David.Epstein@warwick.ac.uk)