[MacPorts] Error while installing old version of package.

[Clemens Lang]

On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 06:08:38AM -0700, Rust_ER wrote:
> Hello !

First: macports-tickets is not a mailinglist to post to. Either open a
ticket in trac (which will mail to macports-tickets), or post to
macports-users.

> I need to install an older version of package (cairo), i have
> downloaded the Portfile (to my desktop), and trying to install it (sudo port
> install in Terminal). And... FAIL !
> Error: Unable to execute port: could not read
> "/Users/student/Desktop/Portfile": permission denied
> 
> I googled, that i must to change the macports user to root (in
> macports.conf), i have done it. And nothing.

Please do not do that and change it back to what it was before.

> Also, when i make ls -ul in Portfile's directory, i got -rwxrwxrwx@ on it,
> so all looks to be OK.

MacPorts and the MacPorts users need to be able to read the file and
have +x permissions on all directories above.

-- 
Clemens Lang