[MacPorts] #45512: selfupdate 2.3.1 > 2.3.2 fails, OS X 10.6.8, Xcode 3.2.6

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#45512: selfupdate 2.3.1 > 2.3.2 fails, OS X 10.6.8, Xcode 3.2.6
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  Reporter:  el_duderino_@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
 Component:  base            |    Version:  2.3.2
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
      Port:                  |
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Comment (by larryv@…):

 Replying to [comment:7 el_duderino_@…]:
 > There were indeed a lot of non-standard directories in my PATH and in
 > two of them (or rather their subdirectories) were copies of readline
 > (e.g. in LibreOffice). I altered my PATH through {{{export PATH =}}}
 > but it didn't work. I changed my .profile and re-sourced – it didn't
 > work. I did {{{. ~/.profile && gfind $(echo $PATH | sed -e 's/:/\ /g')
 > -iname *readline*}}} to make sure there was no copy of readline in my
 > PATH – it still didn't work.

 But did you change your shell startup files and open a new terminal?
 Sometimes forcing an existing shell to pick up the changes you want can be
 tricky and unintuitive.

 > Downloading and simply installing sounds fine! Do I risk losing my
 > ports or anything else with that?

 Nope. Your ports won’t be touched.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/45512#comment:8>
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