mtree violations

[Anders F Björklund]

mpu78 wrote:

> I'm a Unix user who is new to Mac and MacPorts. I've just started 
> installing
> things using `port' today, i.e. after the release of MacPorts 1.5.1, 
> which I
> understand does these `mtree' checks.
>
> I'm not able to install much without getting the "mtree violation" 
> error. It
> fails to install `Xemacs' with:
>
> Error: violation by /opt/local/man
> Error: Target org.macports.destroot returned: mtree violation!
>
> and `gnome-doc-utils' with the same error on the way to installing 
> other
> things.
>
> What should I do?

Downgrade to MacPorts-1.5.0, upgrade to SVN trunk, or wait until next 
release...

--anders