On 15 Jan 2007, at 10:49, Kevin Horton wrote:
I'm having problems trying to install MacPorts on a G4 Dual, running OS X 10.4.8. This machine currently has a Fink installation. I'm running zsh 4.3.2 as my shell.
Based on the instructions on the Wiki:
http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/wiki/InstallingMacPorts
I installed this file:
http://svn.macosforge.org/repository/macports/downloads/ DarwinPorts-1.3.1/DarwinPorts-1.3.1-10.4.dmg
I selected to not install MacPorts on my root drive - I selected a large second drive. I then created a symlink on the root drive called opt, which points to the opt on the second drive.
Problem solved. On a whim, just in case there was some problem with installing MacPorts on a different drive, I did another installation, this time on the root drive. That installation worked. I compared it to the original installation, and found that the original one was missing /opt/local/var/db/dports/sources, and possibly other stuff. I moved the new installation to the second drive, and put a symlink at /opt. Now it works. I tried doing a test installation on a third drive, and it too was missing /opt/local/var/db/dports/sources. Perhaps there is a bug with installing MacPorts on a non-root drive. Kevin Horton Ottawa, Canada