I can not install anything with macport

Frank Schima macsforever2000 at macports.org
Fri Aug 26 07:17:29 PDT 2011


On Aug 25, 2011, at 3:45 PM, sara iodice wrote:

> I have a mac book pro with mac OS X 10.6.7.
> I can not install anything with macport.
> 
> For example, if I try to execute "sudo port install opencv", I have this
> error:
> 
> ''--->  Installing bzip2 @1.0.6_0
> Error: Target org.macports.install returned: /usr/bin/tar: invalid option
> -- q
> Try `/usr/bin/tar --help' for more information.
> Error: Failed to install bzip2''

What is the output of "ls -l /usr/bin/tar"?


Cheers!
Frank

> '''This is the log file:'''
> 
> ''version:1
> :debug:main changing euid/egid - current euid: 0 - current egid: 0
> :debug:main egid changed to: 501
> :debug:main euid changed to: 502
> :debug:main Executing org.macports.main (bzip2)
> :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
> :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.archivefetch (bzip2)
> :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
> :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.fetch (bzip2)
> :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
> :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.checksum (bzip2)
> :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
> :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.extract (bzip2)
> :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
> :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.patch (bzip2)
> :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
> :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.configure (bzip2)
> :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
> :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.build (bzip2)
> :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
> :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.destroot (bzip2)
> :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
> :debug:install install phase started at Thu Aug 25 15:08:06 CEST 2011
> :notice:install --->  Installing bzip2 @1.0.6_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 (bzip2)
> :error:install Target org.macports.install returned: /usr/bin/tar: invalid
> option -- q
> Try `/usr/bin/tar --help' for more information.
> :debug:install Backtrace: /usr/bin/tar: invalid option -- q
> Try `/usr/bin/tar --help' for more information.
>    while executing
> "exec [findBinary tar ${portutil::autoconf::tar_path}] -xOj${qflag}f
> $location +CONTENTS"
>    (procedure "extract_contents" line 6)
>    invoked from within
> "extract_contents $location $portarchivetype"
>    (procedure "portinstall::install_main" line 19)
>    invoked from within
> "$procedure $targetname"
> :info:install Warning: the following items did not execute (for bzip2):
> org.macports.activate org.macports.install
> :error:install Failed to install bzip2
> :notice:install Log for bzip2 is at:
> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_archivers_bzip2/bzip2/main.log
> ''
> 
> == Please, help me ... ==
> Thanks
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