Looks like port is choking on the presence of README file? 

white:~ root# port upgrade outdated

--->  Fetching expat

--->  Verifying checksum(s) for expat

--->  Extracting expat

--->  Configuring expat

--->  Building expat with target all

--->  Staging expat into destroot

--->  Deactivating expat 2.0.0_1

--->  Installing expat 2.0.0_2

--->  Activating expat 2.0.0_2

--->  Cleaning expat

--->  Fetching freetype

--->  Verifying checksum(s) for freetype

--->  Extracting freetype

--->  Applying patches to freetype

--->  Configuring freetype

--->  Building freetype with target all

--->  Staging freetype into destroot

Error: Target com.apple.destroot returned: xinstall: Cannot stat: Readme, No such file or directory

Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1

--->  Fetching file-roller

--->  Attempting to fetch file-roller-2.18.2.tar.bz2 from http://mandril.creatis.insa-lyon.fr/linux/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/2.18/

--->  Verifying checksum(s) for file-roller

--->  Extracting file-roller

--->  Configuring file-roller

--->  Building file-roller with target all

--->  Staging file-roller into destroot

--->  Deactivating file-roller 2.18.0_0

--->  Installing file-roller 2.18.2_0

--->  Activating file-roller 2.18.2_0

--->  Cleaning file-roller

--->  Staging freetype into destroot

Error: Target com.apple.destroot returned: xinstall: Cannot stat: Readme, No such file or directory

Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1

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