[MacPorts] #30734: Unable to install anything

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#30734: Unable to install anything
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 Reporter:  wilburg@…       |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal          |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  base            |     Version:  2.0.1                                
 Keywords:                  |        Port:                                       
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Comment(by wilburg@…):

 I have already done a manual clean as well, with the same results, but
 here is the same result with the results of your instructions shown:

 First the terminal window output:

 {{{
 mini,:~ wilbur$ sudo port uninstall ncursesw
 mini,:~ wilbur$ sudo port clean ncursesw
 --->  Cleaning ncursesw
 mini,:~ wilbur$ sudo port uninstall ncurses
 mini,:~ wilbur$ sudo port uninstall ncurses
 mini,:~ wilbur$ sudo port clean ncurses
 --->  Cleaning ncurses
 mini,:~ wilbur$ sudo port install ncftp
 --->  Computing dependencies for ncftp
 --->  Dependencies to be installed: ncurses ncursesw
 --->  Fetching archive for ncursesw
 --->  Attempting to fetch ncursesw-5.8_0.darwin_10.noarch.tbz2 from
 http://packages.macports.org/ncursesw
 --->  Attempting to fetch ncursesw-5.8_0.darwin_10.noarch.tbz2.rmd160 from
 http://packages.macports.org/ncursesw
 --->  Installing ncursesw @5.8_0
 --->  Activating ncursesw @5.8_0
 Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error: Source file
 /tmp/mpextractfeLAdVkC/opt/local/share/doc/ncursesw/README.txt does not
 appear to exist (cannot lstat it).  Unable to activate port ncursesw.
 Error: Failed to install ncursesw
 Log for ncursesw is at:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ncursesw/ncursesw/main.log
 Error: The following dependencies were not installed: ncurses ncursesw
 Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
 To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>
 }}}

 Next, the log file output:


 {{{
 version:1
 :debug:main Attempting ln -sf
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ncursesw/ncursesw/work
 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/devel/ncursesw/work
 :debug:main changing euid/egid - current euid: 0 - current egid: 0
 :debug:main egid changed to: 502
 :debug:main euid changed to: 507
 :debug:main Executing org.macports.main (ncursesw)
 :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
 :debug:archivefetch archivefetch phase started at Fri Aug 12 23:10:50 MDT
 2011
 :msg:archivefetch --->  Fetching archive for ncursesw
 :debug:archivefetch Executing org.macports.archivefetch (ncursesw)
 :debug:archivefetch euid/egid changed to: 0/0
 :debug:archivefetch chowned /opt/local/var/macports/software/ncursesw to
 macports
 :debug:archivefetch euid/egid changed to: 507/502
 :debug:archivefetch euid/egid changed to: 0/0
 :debug:archivefetch chowned /opt/local/var/macports/incoming to macports
 :debug:archivefetch euid/egid changed to: 507/502
 :info:archivefetch --->  ncursesw-5.8_0.darwin_10.noarch.tbz2 doesn't seem
 to exist in /opt/local/var/macports/software/ncursesw
 :msg:archivefetch --->  Attempting to fetch
 ncursesw-5.8_0.darwin_10.noarch.tbz2 from
 http://packages.macports.org/ncursesw
 :msg:archivefetch --->  Attempting to fetch
 ncursesw-5.8_0.darwin_10.noarch.tbz2.rmd160 from
 http://packages.macports.org/ncursesw
 :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running
 as root.
 :debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.fetch (ncursesw)
 :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running
 as root.
 :debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.checksum (ncursesw)
 :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running
 as root.
 :debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.extract (ncursesw)
 :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running
 as root.
 :debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.patch (ncursesw)
 :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running
 as root.
 :debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.configure (ncursesw)
 :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running
 as root.
 :debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.build (ncursesw)
 :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running
 as root.
 :debug:archivefetch Skipping completed org.macports.destroot (ncursesw)
 :debug:archivefetch Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running
 as root.
 :debug:install install phase started at Fri Aug 12 23:10:52 MDT 2011
 :notice:install --->  Installing ncursesw @5.8_0
 :debug:install Can't run install on this port without elevated privileges.
 Escalating privileges back to root.
 :debug:install euid changed to: 0. egid changed to: 0.
 :debug:install Executing org.macports.install (ncursesw)
 :debug:activate activate phase started at Fri Aug 12 23:10:53 MDT 2011
 :debug:activate Executing org.macports.activate (ncursesw)
 :msg:activate --->  Activating ncursesw @5.8_0
 :debug:activate Using /usr/bin/tar
 :debug:activate Using /usr/bin/bzip2
 :error:activate Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error: Source
 file /tmp/mpextractfeLAdVkC/opt/local/share/doc/ncursesw/README.txt does
 not appear to exist (cannot lstat it).  Unable to activate port ncursesw.
 :debug:activate Backtrace: Image error: Source file
 /tmp/mpextractfeLAdVkC/opt/local/share/doc/ncursesw/README.txt does not
 appear to exist (cannot lstat it).  Unable to activate port ncursesw.
     invoked from within
 "throw registry::image-error "Image error: Source file $srcfile does not
 appear to exist (cannot lstat it).  Unable to activate port [$port
 name].""
     ("foreach" body line 8)
     invoked from within
 "foreach file $imagefiles {
                 set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}"

                 # To be able to install links, we test if we can lst..."
     invoked from within
 "registry::write {
             foreach file $imagefiles {
                 set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}"

                 # To be able to instal..."
     invoked from within
 "try {
         registry::write {
             foreach file $imagefiles {
                 set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}"

                 # To be ..."
     (procedure "_activate_contents" line 21)
     invoked from within
 "_activate_contents $requested"
     (procedure "portimage::activate" line 57)
     invoked from within
 "registry_activate $subport $version $revision $portvariants [array get
 user_options]"
     (procedure "portactivate::activate_main" line 4)
     invoked from within
 "$procedure $targetname"
 :info:activate Warning: the following items did not execute (for
 ncursesw): org.macports.activate
 :error:activate Failed to install ncursesw
 :notice:activate Log for ncursesw is at:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ncursesw/ncursesw/main.log

 }}}

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