[MacPorts] #43066: ports "mapm3" meets an unhanded internal error, and macports can't be updated

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#43066: ports "mapm3" meets an unhanded internal error, and macports can't be
updated
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  Reporter:  474403670@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports        |    Version:  2.2.1
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:               |
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Old description:

> Several months ago, i installed a port "mapm3" through Mac Ports, but now
> when i load data into MAPMAKER/QTL, it always show:
> error: unable to load data from file
> line -200938496:
> data file not loaded
> *** Drats! An unhandled internal error occured. ***
> Error message #24 (bad quant data file) was sent.
>
> i think it must be a  internal error, so i want to update the Mac Ports,
> but it alway show:
> ~ Sophia$ port
> MacPorts 2.2.1
> Entering interactive mode... ("help" for help, "quit" to quit)
> [Users/Sophia] > sudo port selfupdate
> Error: Unrecognized action "port sudo"
> [Users/Sophia] >
> [Users/Sophia] > port
> Can't map the URL 'file://.' to a port description file ("Could not find
> Portfile in /Users/Sophia").
> Please verify that the directory and portfile syntax are correct.
> To use the current port, you must be in a port's directory.
> [Users/Sophia] >
>
> what was the matter?

New description:

 Several months ago, i installed a port "mapm3" through Mac Ports, but now
 when i load data into MAPMAKER/QTL, it always show:
 {{{
 error: unable to load data from file
 line -200938496:
 data file not loaded
 *** Drats! An unhandled internal error occured. ***
 Error message #24 (bad quant data file) was sent.
 }}}

 i think it must be a  internal error, so i want to update the Mac Ports,
 but it alway show:
 {{{
 ~ Sophia$ port
 MacPorts 2.2.1
 Entering interactive mode... ("help" for help, "quit" to quit)
 [Users/Sophia] > sudo port selfupdate
 Error: Unrecognized action "port sudo"
 [Users/Sophia] >
 [Users/Sophia] > port
 Can't map the URL 'file://.' to a port description file ("Could not find
 Portfile in /Users/Sophia").
 Please verify that the directory and portfile syntax are correct.
 To use the current port, you must be in a port's directory.
 [Users/Sophia] >
 }}}

 what was the matter?

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Comment (by ryandesign@…):

 Please use WikiFormatting when writing in Trac.

 The correct way to update MacPorts is to run
 {{{
 sudo port selfupdate
 }}}
 at the shell prompt. Do ''not'' run "port" by itself first, because that
 puts you into the MacPorts interactive mode, which as you've discovered,
 does not know any command named "sudo". To exit the MacPorts interactive
 mode, you can type "quit" and press Return.

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