[MacPorts] #39101: Dreaded error back - Can't map the URL 'file://.' to a port description file

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#39101: Dreaded error back - Can't map the URL 'file://.' to a port description
file
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 Reporter:  david@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
Component:  ports    |    Version:  2.1.3
 Keywords:           |       Port:  port
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 Unsure how this started. Maybe I've munged something.

 Someone let me know if this is something for me to fix or a real bug.

 Read through past tickets relating to this. Tried lots of things. No joy.

 port clean all - works.

 port clean of one package works...

 {{{
 David-Favor-iMac# port -dv clean sox
 DEBUG: Copying /Users/david/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist
 to /opt/local/var/macports/home/Library/Preferences
 DEBUG: Changing to port directory:
 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/audio/sox
 DEBUG: OS darwin/12.3.0 (Mac OS X 10.8) arch i386
 DEBUG: org.macports.load registered provides 'load', a pre-existing
 procedure. Target override will not be provided
 DEBUG: org.macports.unload registered provides 'unload', a pre-existing
 procedure. Target override will not be provided
 DEBUG: org.macports.distfiles registered provides 'distfiles', a pre-
 existing procedure. Target override will not be provided
 DEBUG: adding the default universal variant
 DEBUG: Reading variant descriptions from
 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/_resources/port1.0/variant_descriptions.conf
 DEBUG: Executing org.macports.main (sox)
 DEBUG: clean phase started at Tue May 14 07:52:35 CDT 2013
 --->  Cleaning sox
 DEBUG: Executing org.macports.clean (sox)
 --->  Removing work directory for sox
 DEBUG: No work directory found to remove at
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_audio_sox/sox
 DEBUG: No work directory found to remove at
 /Users/david/.macports/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_audio_sox/sox
 DEBUG: No log directory found to remove at
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_audio_sox
 }}}

 port -dv clean - fails

 David-Favor-iMac# port -dv clean
 DEBUG: Copying /Users/david/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist
 to /opt/local/var/macports/home/Library/Preferences
 DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /Applications
 Can't map the URL 'file://.' to a port description file ("Could not find
 Portfile in /Applications").
 Please verify that the directory and portfile syntax are correct.
 To use the current port, you must be in a port's directory.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/39101>
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