ImageMagick 6.3.8

[Dorothy Hesson 2336]

Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> writes:

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>
>> So, I used
>> sudo port -f activate ImageMagick
>> and got the message:
>>
>> --->  The following versions of ImageMagick are currently installed:
>> --->    ImageMagick @6.3.6-0_0+darwin_8
>> --->    ImageMagick @6.3.6-4_0+darwin_8
>> --->    ImageMagick @6.3.8-6_0+q16
>> Error: port uninstall failed: Registry error: Please specify the  
>> full version as recorded in the port registry.
>
>Ah, ok, you have 3 versions of ImageMagick installed. In that case,  
>you need to tell it which one you want to activate, e.g. with:
>
>sudo port -f activate ImageMagick @6.3.8-6_0+q16
>
>
>> I tried to find the exact full version name through    port info
>> and got this message:
>>
>> Can't map the URL 'file://.' to a port description file ("Could not  
>> find Portfile in /Users/myname").
>> Please verify that the directory and portfile syntax are correct.
>> To use the current port, you must be in a port's directory.
>> (you might also see this message if a pseudo-port such as
>> outdated or installed expands to no ports).
>> Error: Unable to open port: Could not find Portfile in /Users/madmin
>>
>>
>> where /Users/myname is my admin account name. [snip]
>
>Well the full version name of the three installed versions was  
>already printed out above by the failed "sudo port -f activate  
>ImageMagick" command. You wouldn't see it in "port info". The above  
>message is normal, by the way, because you didn't tell it what port  
>you wanted to get info on. :) You probably meant to say:
>
>port info ImageMagick
>
>But that'll just tell you what version of ImageMagick is currently  
>available and what variants you can select. It doesn't tell you which  
>version you have installed or which variants you selected.

Thank you very much, Ryan. Yes, everything you said worked! I appreciate
your time working on ImageMagick and your time in answering my problem.

Best,
Dorothy
>


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