Re: [MacPorts] #43085: MacPorts 2.3 »beta« already released via selfupdate ?
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Wed Mar 26 08:09:29 PDT 2014
#43085: MacPorts 2.3 »beta« already released via selfupdate ?
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Reporter: stephan.jorek@… | Owner: macports-tickets@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: ports | Version: 2.2.1
Resolution: | Keywords:
Port: |
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Comment (by cal@…):
This message suggests you have the MacPorts port installed. You should not
install the MacPorts port, it's only for developers to create the binary
installers they re-distribute to users.
MacPorts should always be updated using selfupdate, and it's entirely
possible installing the MacPorts port has overwritten the files previously
installed by the MacPorts installer without running the required post-
setup scripts that avoid the problem you are mentioning. Didn't you have
to force-activate the MacPorts port when you installed it? If you
uninstall the MacPorts port now that will likely break your MacPorts
installation, because it will remove the files required to run MacPorts.
I suggest you make a backup of `/opt/local`, uninstall the MacPorts port
and run the 2.3.0-beta1 installer (see
https://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macports-
dev/2014-March/026208.html). Going back to 2.2.x is probably not a good
idea now, because the layout of the database changed (and the beta seems
pretty stable at the moment, so it's not worth the risk).
We should really prevent the MacPorts port from installing (and
overwriting MacPorts' files).
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/43085#comment:1>
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