[MacPorts] #41188: port selfupdate failed: Error installing new MacPorts base: shell command failed - THE SEQUEL

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#41188: port selfupdate failed: Error installing new MacPorts base: shell command
failed - THE SEQUEL
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 Reporter:  kelly@…                   |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  defect                    |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal                    |  Milestone:
Component:  ports                     |    Version:  1.9.2
 Keywords:  Mountain Lion, Mavericks  |       Port:
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 This might superficially seem similar to
 http://trac.macports.org/ticket/36432, but it's not the same - I tried all
 that already. I DO have xcode tools installed, as well as the latest
 XCode, and ALL software on my machine that's in the App Store is currently
 up-to-date.

 {{{
 ! uname -a
 Darwin [username] 13.0.0 Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27
 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

 }}}

 It seems that my curl is messed up ever since I updated to Mountain Lion -
 it worked fine before then. I have been trying everything imaginable to
 fix it, and was going to try to reinstall via MacPorts, hence this bug
 report. Here are the current curl results:

 {{{
 ! which curl
 /usr/bin/curl
 }}}


 Found an article on stackexchange saying to reinstall curl using MacPorts
 and when I tried it failed, saying my ports needed to be updated. So I
 tried doing this as well.

 {{{
 ! sudo port selfupdate -v
 --->  Updating the ports tree
 --->  Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
 MacPorts base version 1.9.2 installed,
 MacPorts base version 2.2.1 downloaded.
 --->  MacPorts base is outdated, installing new version 2.2.1
 Installing new MacPorts release in /opt/local as root:admin; permissions
 0777; Tcl-Package in /Library/Tcl

 Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Error installing new
 MacPorts base: shell command failed (see log for details)
 }}}
 NOTE: I can't even FIND the log in Mavericks!! And when I search the net I
 get conflicting reports on this as well! It's driving me crazy, honestly.
 Plus I feel as dumb as the dumbest dumb thing.

 --AND--

 {{{
 ! sudo port install pv
 Password:
 Error: Unable to open port: invalid command name "compiler.blacklist-
 append"
 Error: Unable to execute port: upgrade gettext failed
 To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>
 }}}

 --AND--

 {{{
 ! sudo port install curl
 Error: Unable to open port: can't read "subport": no such variable
 To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>
 }}}

 Clearly, things are a huge mess, and I REALLY can't afford to start over
 with a complete clean Mountain Lion / Mavericks install. I'm a developer
 for a living and it would take at least 10+ hours to recreate everything
 in my environment. SO - any help appreciated.

 Thank you,
 kbell

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/41188>
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