Problems Running Programs

[Gareth Rennick]

Hi Ryan,

Thanks for your reply.

It must be a fault with this program as I installed Dillo and it runs fine.

Not to worry, I'll just grab another IRC client.  Thanks anyway.

Gareth.

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org>wrote:

> On Dec 10, 2010, at 14:51, Gareth Rennick wrote:
>
> > I downloaded ircii-classic via Macports and can't get it to run.
> >
> > I type in:  load ircii-classic and I get the following:
> >
> > Error: Target org.macports.load returned: Launchd plist
> /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.ircii-classic.plist was not found
> > Log for ircii-classic is at:
> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_irc_ircii-classic/main.log
> > Error:
> > Status 1 encountered during processing.
> > To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>
> >
> > When I double click on the logfile it opens up via Console and it reads
> like this:
> >
> > version:1
> > :debug:main Executing org.macports.main (ircii-classic)
> > :debug:load load phase started at Fri Dec 10 17:49:44 GMT 2010
> > :debug:load Executing org.macports.load (ircii-classic)
> > :error:load Target org.macports.load returned: Launchd plist
> /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.ircii-classic.plist was not found
> > :debug:load Backtrace: Launchd plist
> /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.ircii-classic.plist was not found
> >     while executing
> > "$procedure $targetname"
> > :info:load Warning: the following items did not execute (for
> ircii-classic): org.macports.load
> > :notice:load Log for ircii-classic is at:
> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_irc_ircii-classic/main.log
> >
> >
> > This happens for any program that I try to load via Macports.
>
> Most software installed by MacPorts does not have (or need) a launchd
> plist, and they are not things you "load". You just run them. Use "port
> contents ircii-classic" to see what programs it installed. Command-line
> programs typically get installed in /opt/local/bin; GUI programs typically
> get installed in /Applications/MacPorts. To run a command-line program, type
> its name in the terminal. To run a GUI program, double-click its icon in the
> Finder.
>
>
>
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