[MacPorts] #33571: Problems with "insufficient rights" to activate ncurses port. But I'm the administrator on my computer

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Fri Mar 9 23:00:53 PST 2012 

#33571: Problems with "insufficient rights" to activate ncurses port.  But I'm the
administrator on my computer
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 Reporter:  garrets@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect             |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal             |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports              |     Version:  2.0.4                                
 Keywords:                     |        Port:  ncurses                              
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

  * priority:  High => Normal


Old description:

> The error in trying to install wine using the sudo command is below.
> Ncurses seems to be the problem.
>
> I tried evey line of code on the problem hotlist to try and fix it.  But
> nothing has changed.
>
> Here's my selection of code, with what I inputed in '''bold'''
> Garret-Schneiders-MacBook-Pro:~ garrets$ '''sudo port install wine'''
> --->  Computing dependencies for wine
> --->  Dependencies to be installed: apple-gcc42 flex gettext ncurses
> ncurses fontconfig freetype bzip2 zlib zlib freetype gnutls libgcrypt
> libgpg-error libtasn1 lzo2 pkgconfig glib2 libffi perl5 perl5.12 gdbm
> perl5 xz pkgconfig readline jpeg jpeg lcms tiff tiff libpng libxml2
> libxml2 libxslt mesa makedepend xorg-xproto py27-libxml2 python27 db46
> libedit openssl openssl python_select sqlite3 xorg-dri2proto xorg-glproto
> xorg-libXfixes xorg-fixesproto xorg-libX11 autoconf help2man p5.12
> -locale-gettext m4 automake libtool xorg-bigreqsproto xorg-inputproto
> xorg-kbproto xorg-libXau xorg-libXdmcp xorg-libxcb xorg-libpthread-stubs
> xorg-xcb-proto xorg-util-macros xorg-xcmiscproto xorg-xextproto xorg-
> xf86bigfontproto xorg-xtrans xorg-libXi xorg-libXext xorg-libXi xorg-
> libXmu xorg-libXt xorg-libsm xorg-libice xorg-libsm xorg-libXcomposite
> xorg-compositeproto xorg-libXcursor xorg-renderproto xrender xrender
> xorg-libXinerama xorg-xineramaproto xorg-libXrandr xorg-randrproto xorg-
> libXxf86vm xorg-xf86vidmodeproto
> --->  Activating ncurses @5.9_1+universal
> Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error:
> /opt/local/bin/captoinfo already exists and does not belong to a
> registered port.  Unable to activate port ncurses. Use 'port -f activate
> ncurses' to force the activation.
> Error: Failed to install ncurses
> Log for ncurses is at:
> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ncurses/ncurses/main.log
> Error: The following dependencies were not installed: flex gettext
> ncurses ncurses fontconfig freetype bzip2 zlib zlib freetype gnutls
> libgcrypt libgpg-error libtasn1 lzo2 pkgconfig glib2 libffi perl5
> perl5.12 gdbm perl5 xz pkgconfig readline jpeg jpeg lcms tiff tiff libpng
> libxml2 libxml2 libxslt mesa makedepend xorg-xproto py27-libxml2 python27
> db46 libedit openssl openssl python_select sqlite3 xorg-dri2proto xorg-
> glproto xorg-libXfixes xorg-fixesproto xorg-libX11 autoconf help2man
> p5.12-locale-gettext m4 automake libtool xorg-bigreqsproto xorg-
> inputproto xorg-kbproto xorg-libXau xorg-libXdmcp xorg-libxcb xorg-
> libpthread-stubs xorg-xcb-proto xorg-util-macros xorg-xcmiscproto xorg-
> xextproto xorg-xf86bigfontproto xorg-xtrans xorg-libXi xorg-libXext xorg-
> libXi xorg-libXmu xorg-libXt xorg-libsm xorg-libice xorg-libsm xorg-
> libXcomposite xorg-compositeproto xorg-libXcursor xorg-renderproto
> xrender xrender xorg-libXinerama xorg-xineramaproto xorg-libXrandr xorg-
> randrproto xorg-libXxf86vm xorg-xf86vidmodeproto
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
> To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>
>

>
> Garret-Schneiders-MacBook-Pro:~ garrets$ '''sudo port -n upgrade --force
> ncurses'''
> Password:
> --->  Cleaning ncurses
> --->  Uninstalling ncurses @5.9_1+universal
> --->  Cleaning ncurses
> --->  Computing dependencies for ncurses
> --->  Fetching archive for ncurses
> --->  Attempting to fetch
> ncurses-5.9_1+universal.darwin_11.i386-x86_64.tbz2 from
> http://packages.macports.org/ncurses
> --->  Fetching ncurses
> --->  Verifying checksum(s) for ncurses
> --->  Extracting ncurses
> --->  Applying patches to ncurses
> --->  Configuring ncurses
> --->  Building ncurses
> --->  Staging ncurses into destroot
> --->  Installing ncurses @5.9_1+universal
> --->  Activating ncurses @5.9_1+universal
> Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error:
> /opt/local/bin/captoinfo already exists and does not belong to a
> registered port.  Unable to activate port ncurses. Use 'port -f activate
> ncurses' to force the activation.
> Log for ncurses is at:
> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ncurses/ncurses/main.log
>
> Garret-Schneiders-MacBook-Pro:~ garrets$ '''port -f activate ncurses'''
> Error: Insufficient privileges to write to MacPorts install prefix.

New description:

 The error in trying to install wine using the sudo command is below.
 Ncurses seems to be the problem.

 I tried evey line of code on the problem hotlist to try and fix it.  But
 nothing has changed.

 Here's my selection of code, ~~with what I inputed in '''bold'''~~

 {{{
 Garret-Schneiders-MacBook-Pro:~ garrets$ sudo port install wine
 --->  Computing dependencies for wine
 --->  Dependencies to be installed: apple-gcc42 flex gettext ncurses
 ncurses fontconfig freetype bzip2 zlib zlib freetype gnutls libgcrypt
 libgpg-error libtasn1 lzo2 pkgconfig glib2 libffi perl5 perl5.12 gdbm
 perl5 xz pkgconfig readline jpeg jpeg lcms tiff tiff libpng libxml2
 libxml2 libxslt mesa makedepend xorg-xproto py27-libxml2 python27 db46
 libedit openssl openssl python_select sqlite3 xorg-dri2proto xorg-glproto
 xorg-libXfixes xorg-fixesproto xorg-libX11 autoconf help2man p5.12-locale-
 gettext m4 automake libtool xorg-bigreqsproto xorg-inputproto xorg-kbproto
 xorg-libXau xorg-libXdmcp xorg-libxcb xorg-libpthread-stubs xorg-xcb-proto
 xorg-util-macros xorg-xcmiscproto xorg-xextproto xorg-xf86bigfontproto
 xorg-xtrans xorg-libXi xorg-libXext xorg-libXi xorg-libXmu xorg-libXt
 xorg-libsm xorg-libice xorg-libsm xorg-libXcomposite xorg-compositeproto
 xorg-libXcursor xorg-renderproto xrender xrender xorg-libXinerama xorg-
 xineramaproto xorg-libXrandr xorg-randrproto xorg-libXxf86vm xorg-
 xf86vidmodeproto
 --->  Activating ncurses @5.9_1+universal
 Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error:
 /opt/local/bin/captoinfo already exists and does not belong to a
 registered port.  Unable to activate port ncurses. Use 'port -f activate
 ncurses' to force the activation.
 Error: Failed to install ncurses
 Log for ncurses is at:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ncurses/ncurses/main.log
 Error: The following dependencies were not installed: flex gettext ncurses
 ncurses fontconfig freetype bzip2 zlib zlib freetype gnutls libgcrypt
 libgpg-error libtasn1 lzo2 pkgconfig glib2 libffi perl5 perl5.12 gdbm
 perl5 xz pkgconfig readline jpeg jpeg lcms tiff tiff libpng libxml2
 libxml2 libxslt mesa makedepend xorg-xproto py27-libxml2 python27 db46
 libedit openssl openssl python_select sqlite3 xorg-dri2proto xorg-glproto
 xorg-libXfixes xorg-fixesproto xorg-libX11 autoconf help2man p5.12-locale-
 gettext m4 automake libtool xorg-bigreqsproto xorg-inputproto xorg-kbproto
 xorg-libXau xorg-libXdmcp xorg-libxcb xorg-libpthread-stubs xorg-xcb-proto
 xorg-util-macros xorg-xcmiscproto xorg-xextproto xorg-xf86bigfontproto
 xorg-xtrans xorg-libXi xorg-libXext xorg-libXi xorg-libXmu xorg-libXt
 xorg-libsm xorg-libice xorg-libsm xorg-libXcomposite xorg-compositeproto
 xorg-libXcursor xorg-renderproto xrender xrender xorg-libXinerama xorg-
 xineramaproto xorg-libXrandr xorg-randrproto xorg-libXxf86vm xorg-
 xf86vidmodeproto
 Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
 To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>

 Garret-Schneiders-MacBook-Pro:~ garrets$ sudo port -n upgrade --force
 ncurses
 Password:
 --->  Cleaning ncurses
 --->  Uninstalling ncurses @5.9_1+universal
 --->  Cleaning ncurses
 --->  Computing dependencies for ncurses
 --->  Fetching archive for ncurses
 --->  Attempting to fetch
 ncurses-5.9_1+universal.darwin_11.i386-x86_64.tbz2 from
 http://packages.macports.org/ncurses
 --->  Fetching ncurses
 --->  Verifying checksum(s) for ncurses
 --->  Extracting ncurses
 --->  Applying patches to ncurses
 --->  Configuring ncurses
 --->  Building ncurses
 --->  Staging ncurses into destroot
 --->  Installing ncurses @5.9_1+universal
 --->  Activating ncurses @5.9_1+universal
 Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error:
 /opt/local/bin/captoinfo already exists and does not belong to a
 registered port.  Unable to activate port ncurses. Use 'port -f activate
 ncurses' to force the activation.
 Log for ncurses is at:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_ncurses/ncurses/main.log

 Garret-Schneiders-MacBook-Pro:~ garrets$ port -f activate ncurses
 Error: Insufficient privileges to write to MacPorts install prefix.
 }}}

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