[MacPorts] #36638: Failed to initialize MacPorts

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#36638: Failed to initialize MacPorts
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 Reporter:  carsten@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  High       |  Milestone:
Component:  base       |    Version:  2.1.2
 Keywords:  Tcl        |       Port:
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 For no particular reason, the base system stopped working completely.
 Entering "port" on the Command line gives the following Tcl error:

 {{{
 sh-3.2# port
 }}}

 {{{
 invalid command name "::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler"
     while executing
 "::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler  {::tcl::MacOSXPkgUnknown ::tclPkgUnknown}
 msgcat 0-"
     ("package unknown" script)
     invoked from within
 "package require msgcat"
     (file "/opt/local/share/macports/Tcl/registry2.0/registry.tcl" line
 40)
     invoked from within
 "source /opt/local/share/macports/Tcl/registry2.0/registry.tcl"
     ("package ifneeded registry 1.0" script)
     invoked from within
 "package require registry 1.0"
     (procedure "mportinit" line 485)
     invoked from within
 "mportinit ui_options global_options global_variations"
 Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize MacPorts, invalid command
 name "::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler"
 sh-3.2# port -vvv
 invalid command name "::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler"
     while executing
 "::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler  {::tcl::MacOSXPkgUnknown ::tclPkgUnknown}
 msgcat 0-"
     ("package unknown" script)
     invoked from within
 "package require msgcat"
     (file "/opt/local/share/macports/Tcl/registry2.0/registry.tcl" line
 40)
     invoked from within
 "source /opt/local/share/macports/Tcl/registry2.0/registry.tcl"
     ("package ifneeded registry 1.0" script)
     invoked from within
 "package require registry 1.0"
     (procedure "mportinit" line 485)
     invoked from within
 "mportinit ui_options global_options global_variations"
 Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize MacPorts, invalid command
 name "::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler"
 }}}

 My system is a MacBook (mid-2009) running MountainLion and XCode with all
 current updates.

 I have tried to
  * reinstall MacPorts from the installer
  * reinstall MacPorts from the source

 Both installation and compilation of MacPorts works correctly, but the
 command "port" keeps failing with the above error.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/36638>
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