[MacPorts] #20559: Ports won't install / self update doesn't work

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#20559: Ports won't install / self update doesn't work
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 Reporter:  vash_the__typhoon@…            |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect                         |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal                         |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports                          |     Version:  1.6.0                                
 Keywords:  Upgrading / Installing Fails   |        Port:                                       
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 I have had macports working for a while, and decided to get the 'gimp -
 GNU image manipulation program'

 '''#sudo port install gimp2'''
 ''Error: Unable to execute port: Could not find Portfile in
 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/graphics/openexr
 ''
 I figured that its been a long time since I used it so I tried

 '''#sudo port -d sync
 '''
 which output a whole list of new ports, then tried to get the gimp again

 '''#sudo port install gimp2
 '''''Error: Requested variants do not match original selection.
 Please perform 'port clean gimp2' or specify the force option.
 Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.''

 so i followed the instructions

 '''#port clean gimp2'''

 ''Error: Unable to execute port:
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_graphics_gimp2/work/.macports.gimp2.state
 is not writable - check permission on port directory''

 Frustrated I tried to update the whole macports system

 '''#sudo port selfupdate'''

 ''MacPorts base version 1.600 installed

 Downloaded MacPorts base version 1.710
 Configuring, Building and Installing new MacPorts base
 Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Error installing new
 MacPorts base: shell command "cd
 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/base &&
 ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --with-install-user=root --with-install-
 group=admin --with-tclpackage=/Library/Tcl && make && make install"
 returned error 1
 Command output: checking for /usr/bin/gnutar --no-same-owner support...
 yes
 checking how to mark unused variables...
 checking for gcc symbol visibility attribute...
 __attribute__((visibility("hidden")))
 checking for the pthreads library -lpthreads... no
 checking whether pthreads work without any flags... yes
 checking for joinable pthread attribute... PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE
 checking if more special flags are required for pthreads... -D_THREAD_SAFE
 checking how to run the Objective C preprocessor... gcc -E
 checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /usr/bin/grep
 checking for egrep... /usr/bin/grep -E
 checking for ANSI C header files... yes
 checking for sys/types.h... yes
 checking for sys/stat.h... yes
 checking for stdlib.h... yes
 checking for string.h... yes
 checking for memory.h... yes
 checking for strings.h... yes
 checking for inttypes.h... yes
 checking for stdint.h... yes
 checking for unistd.h... yes
 checking objc/objc.h usability... yes
 checking objc/objc.h presence... yes
 checking for objc/objc.h... yes
 checking if linking libobjc requires pthreads... no
 checking for Apple Objective-C runtime... yes
 checking for GNU Objective C runtime... no
 configure: Using Apple Objective-C runtime
 checking for Apple Foundation library... no
 configure: WARNING: GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT is not defined in your
 environment, preventing the use of GNUstep's Foundation library
 configure: error: Could not find a working Foundation implementation''

 What does this mean, I've looked around but nothing made sense ... I
 already had a working version of Macports, now suddenly I can't update it?

 What can I do?


 Cheers

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