[MacPorts] #34878: nooB-help!

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#34878: nooB-help!
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  Reporter:  ge5@…              |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
      Type:  request            |      Status:  closed                               
  Priority:  Normal             |   Milestone:                                       
 Component:  ports              |     Version:  2.1.1                                
Resolution:  invalid            |    Keywords:                                       
      Port:                     |  
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => invalid


Old description:

> hi- i am new to using the terminal + commands--installed macports in the
> winter. today needed to uninstall/reinstall  library and drivers for
> kinect/unity 3d got these errors:
>
> Warning: port definitions are more than two weeks old, consider using
> selfupdate
> couldn't open "/opt/local/var/macports/registry/.registry.lock":
> permission denied
>     while executing
> "::open $lockpath w"
>     (procedure "registry::exclusive_lock" line 15)
>     invoked from within
> "registry::exclusive_lock"
>     (procedure "lock_reg_if_needed" line 10)
>     invoked from within
> "lock_reg_if_needed $action"
>     (procedure "process_cmd" line 27)
>     invoked from within
> "process_cmd $remaining_args"
>     invoked from within
> "if { [llength $remaining_args] > 0 } {
>
>     # If there are remaining arguments, process those as a command
>     set exit_status [process_cmd $remaining..."
>     (file "/opt/local/bin/port" line 4713)
>
> don't have a clue what to do next, please help.
> thank you,G.E.

New description:

 hi- i am new to using the terminal + commands--installed macports in the
 winter. today needed to uninstall/reinstall  library and drivers for
 kinect/unity 3d got these errors:

 {{{
 Warning: port definitions are more than two weeks old, consider using
 selfupdate
 couldn't open "/opt/local/var/macports/registry/.registry.lock":
 permission denied
     while executing
 "::open $lockpath w"
     (procedure "registry::exclusive_lock" line 15)
     invoked from within
 "registry::exclusive_lock"
     (procedure "lock_reg_if_needed" line 10)
     invoked from within
 "lock_reg_if_needed $action"
     (procedure "process_cmd" line 27)
     invoked from within
 "process_cmd $remaining_args"
     invoked from within
 "if { [llength $remaining_args] > 0 } {

     # If there are remaining arguments, process those as a command
     set exit_status [process_cmd $remaining..."
     (file "/opt/local/bin/port" line 4713)
 }}}

 don't have a clue what to do next, please help.
 thank you,G.E.

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