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The MacPorts installation is not outdated and so was not updated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