Gentlemen, There was no /Previous System/... folder, so I copied tar from the install cd /usr/bin directory. I can now tar things... g5:~] jess% which tar /usr/bin/tar [g5:~] jess% tar tar: You must specify one of the `-Acdtrux' options Try `tar --help' or `tar --usage' for more information. But, here is the same attempt to install wireshark (or any other port): [g5:~] jess% sudo port install wireshark Password: ---> Extracting expat Error: Target org.macports.extract returned: shell command " cd "/opt/ local/var/macports/build/ _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync .macports.org_release_ports_textproc_expat/work" && gzip -dc /opt/ local/var/macports/distfiles/expat/expat-2.0.1.tar.gz | -xf - " returned error 127 Command output: sh: -xf: command not found gzip: stdout: Broken pipe Error: The following dependencies failed to build: glib2 gettext expat libiconv pkgconfig gtk2 atk cairo fontconfig freetype zlib libpng render xrender jpeg pango Xft2 xorg-xproto xorg-util-macros tiff libpcap openssl Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. So, I re-installed Macports and tried again. This time, tar works and things install. Thanks for the help with that. Jesse On Nov 28, 2007, at 7:54 PM, Mark Machado wrote:

Jesse -

I also assume /usr/bin is the correct location. That's where I ended up putting it.

Mark

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Ryan, I was hesitant to move the /usr/local directory, so haven't tried it yet.

Mark, you are right, I have no tar utility installed any more for some reason... Any idea where it is supposed to go? I'm thinking / usr/bin...

Thanks, I'll try to replace it this evening.

Jesse

On Nov 27, 2007, at 11:39 PM, Mark Machado wrote:

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Jesse-

I came across your message on the MacPort mailing list about your 'gzip pipe' problem when I was researching a similar problem I was encountering. That thread pointed me at a solution to my problem that I wanted to pass on in case yours was caused by the same thing. What had happened to me is somehow the 'tar' utility was removed from my system (I think it might have happened when I updated XTools). Try running 'tar' from an X11 terminal: if it is not accessible, you probably have the same problem I did.

To fix, I replaced the tar file (there was a backup copy in /Previous System/usr/bin - you may have to find it somewhere else), reran the XTools installer, and everything was fine.

Hope this helps,

Mark

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