[MacPorts] #43194: Failed to initialize Macports

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#43194: Failed to initialize Macports
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  Reporter:  awil1026.1090@…  |      Owner:  cal@…
      Type:  defect           |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal           |  Milestone:
 Component:  base             |    Version:  2.2.1
Resolution:                   |   Keywords:
      Port:                   |
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Changes (by cal@…):

 * keywords:  port file6 =>
 * owner:  macports-tickets@… => cal@…
 * component:  ports => base


Old description:

> My port command does not function at all. Here is the output i get when
> using s simple port command:
>
> %% sudo port
> error reading "file6": illegal operation on a directory
>     while executing
> "gets $f"
>     (procedure "auto_load_index" line 23)
>     invoked from within
> "auto_load_index"
>     (procedure "auto_load" line 30)
>     invoked from within
> "auto_load $name [uplevel 1 {::namespace current}]"
>     (autoloading "::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler")
>     (procedure "::unknown" line 30)
>     invoked from within
> "::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 444)
>     invoked from within
> "mportinit ui_options global_options global_variations"
> Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize MacPorts, error reading
> "file6": illegal operation on a directory
>
> I've searched the for a fix, but can't find anything

New description:

 My port command does not function at all. Here is the output i get when
 using s simple port command:

 {{{
 %% sudo port
 error reading "file6": illegal operation on a directory
     while executing
 "gets $f"
     (procedure "auto_load_index" line 23)
     invoked from within
 "auto_load_index"
     (procedure "auto_load" line 30)
     invoked from within
 "auto_load $name [uplevel 1 {::namespace current}]"
     (autoloading "::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler")
     (procedure "::unknown" line 30)
     invoked from within
 "::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 444)
     invoked from within
 "mportinit ui_options global_options global_variations"
 Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize MacPorts, error reading
 "file6": illegal operation on a directory
 }}}

 I've searched the for a fix, but can't find anything

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Comment:

 Please use WikiFormatting when posting in Trac.

 I'm not sure why `auto_load_index` is trying to read a directory named
 `file6` from some path where it probably shouldn't be, but I think the
 error might also be occurring because of Tcl 8.6. Please provide the
 output of
 {{{
 head -n4 /opt/local/bin/port
 echo 'puts [info patchlevel]' | /usr/bin/tclsh
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/43194#comment:1>
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