Hello all, I'm a newbie trying to install macports so i can run rtorrents however i seem to get the message no ports installed despite getting no problems with port self update and port sync. Below are the messages I receive when I try to install rtorrents. i'm running Mac OS X 10.4.10 powerbook g4 1.5 *powerbook:~ maurice$ sudo port selfupdate * *MacPorts base version 1.5 installed* *Downloaded MacPorts base version 1.5* *The MacPorts installation is not outdated and so was not updated* *selfupdate done!* * * *powerbook:~ maurice$ sudo port -dv sync* *DEBUG: Synchronizing ports tree(s)* *Synchronizing from rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/ports/* *DEBUG: /usr/bin/rsync -rtzv --delete-after rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/ports/ /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports* *receiving file list ... done* * * *sent 74 bytes received 273888 bytes 23822.78 bytes/sec* *total size is 15152669 speedup is 55.31* * * *powerbook:~ maurice$ sudo port -d install rtorrent* *DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/net/rtorrent * *DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/net/rtorrent * *DEBUG: Requested variant powerpc is not provided by port rtorrent.* *DEBUG: Requested variant darwin is not provided by port rtorrent.* *DEBUG: Requested variant macosx is not provided by port rtorrent.* *DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/net/curl * *DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/net/curl* *DEBUG: Requested variant powerpc is not provided by port curl.* *DEBUG: Requested variant darwin is not provided by port curl.* *DEBUG: Requested variant macosx is not provided by port curl.* *DEBUG: Executing variant darwin_8 provides darwin_8* *DEBUG: Searching for dependency: curl* *DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: curl* *DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/devel/libsigcxx2 * *DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/devel/libsigcxx2 * *DEBUG: Requested variant powerpc is not provided by port libsigcxx2.* *DEBUG: Requested variant darwin is not provided by port libsigcxx2.* *DEBUG: Requested variant macosx is not provided by port libsigcxx2.* *DEBUG: Executing variant darwin_8 provides darwin_8* *DEBUG: Searching for dependency: libsigcxx2* *DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: libsigcxx2* *DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/net/libtorrent * *DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/net/libtorrent * *DEBUG: Requested variant powerpc is not provided by port libtorrent.* *DEBUG: Requested variant darwin is not provided by port libtorrent.* *DEBUG: Requested variant macosx is not provided by port libtorrent.* *DEBUG: Searching for dependency: libtorrent* *DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: libtorrent* *DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/devel/ncurses * *DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/devel/ncurses * *DEBUG: Requested variant powerpc is not provided by port ncurses.* *DEBUG: Requested variant darwin is not provided by port ncurses.* *DEBUG: Requested variant macosx is not provided by port ncurses.* *DEBUG: Executing variant darwin_8 provides darwin_8* *DEBUG: Searching for dependency: ncurses* *DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: ncurses* *DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/devel/openssl * *DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/devel/openssl * *DEBUG: Requested variant powerpc is not provided by port openssl.* *DEBUG: Requested variant macosx is not provided by port openssl.* *DEBUG: Executing variant darwin provides darwin* *DEBUG: Executing variant darwin_8 provides darwin_8* *DEBUG: Searching for dependency: openssl* *DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: openssl* *DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/archivers/zlib * *DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/archivers/zlib * *DEBUG: Requested variant powerpc is not provided by port zlib.* *DEBUG: Requested variant darwin is not provided by port zlib.* *DEBUG: Requested variant macosx is not provided by port zlib.* *DEBUG: Searching for dependency: zlib* *DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: zlib* *DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/archivers/zlib * *DEBUG: Searching for dependency: zlib* *DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: zlib* *DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/devel/pkgconfig * *DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/devel/pkgconfig * *DEBUG: Requested variant powerpc is not provided by port pkgconfig.* *DEBUG: Requested variant darwin is not provided by port pkgconfig.* *DEBUG: Requested variant macosx is not provided by port pkgconfig.* *DEBUG: Searching for dependency: pkgconfig* *DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: pkgconfig* *DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/devel/openssl * *DEBUG: Searching for dependency: openssl* *DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: openssl* *DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/devel/libsigcxx2 * *DEBUG: Searching for dependency: libsigcxx2* *DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: libsigcxx2* *DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/devel/pkgconfig * *DEBUG: Searching for dependency: pkgconfig* *DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: pkgconfig* *DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/archivers/zlib * *DEBUG: Searching for dependency: zlib* *DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: zlib* *DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/devel/ncursesw * *DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/devel/ncursesw * *DEBUG: Requested variant powerpc is not provided by port ncursesw.* *DEBUG: Requested variant darwin is not provided by port ncursesw.* *DEBUG: Requested variant macosx is not provided by port ncursesw.* *DEBUG: Executing variant darwin_8 provides darwin_8* *DEBUG: Searching for dependency: ncursesw* *DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: ncursesw* *DEBUG: Found port in file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/archivers/zlib * *DEBUG: Searching for dependency: zlib* *DEBUG: Didn't find receipt, going to depspec regex for: zlib* *DEBUG: Skipping completed org.macports.main (pkgconfig)* *DEBUG: Skipping completed org.macports.fetch (pkgconfig)* *DEBUG: Skipping completed org.macports.checksum (pkgconfig)* *---> Extracting pkgconfig* *DEBUG: Executing org.macports.extract (pkgconfig)* *---> Extracting pkg-config-0.22.tar.gz* *DEBUG: setting option extract.args to /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/pkgconfig/pkg-config-0.22.tar.gz* *DEBUG: Environment: * *DEBUG: Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_pkgconfig/work" && gzip -dc /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/pkgconfig/pkg- config-0.22.tar.gz | /usr/bin/gnutar --no-same-owner -xf -'* *sh: line 1: /usr/bin/gnutar: No such file or directory* * * *gzip: stdout: Broken pipe* *Error: Target org.macports.extract returned: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_pkgconfig/work" && gzip -dc /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/pkgconfig/pkg- config-0.22.tar.gz | /usr/bin/gnutar --no-same-owner -xf - " returned error 127* *Command output: sh: line 1: /usr/bin/gnutar: No such file or directory* * * *gzip: stdout: Broken pipe* * * *Warning: the following items did not execute (for pkgconfig): org.macports.activate org.macports.extract org.macports.patch org.macports.configure org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install* *Error: The following dependencies failed to build: curl pkgconfig zlib libsigcxx2 libtorrent openssl ncurses ncursesw* *Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.* When i look at whether i have any ports installed. i get the message there are none. *powerbook:~ maurice$ port -d installed* *No ports are installed.* Could some help know why the discrepancy between the macport message that it does not need updating and the no ports installed. thanks and regards Maurice