sudo port selfupdate (was Re: http://www.macports.org/downloads/)

[Chuck Ferril]

JC

I ran into this same problem and was finally able to fix it...

The pkgIndex.tcl file in /opt/local/share/darwinports/pextlib1.0 (as  
well as in darwintrace1.0) is missing the following line:

            package ifneeded Pextlib 1.0 [list load [file join $dir  
Pextlib.dylib]]

The Pextlib.dylib file is also not universal. I opened the  
DarwinPorts-1.3.1.pkg, extracted the Archive.pax.gz file, extracted  
the contents and copied the proper dylib file from there...

I tried many other things trying to fix the problem, but I believe  
this was the actual cure for the problem.

Chuck



On Dec 14, 2006, at 12:30 AM, Jean-Christophe Helary wrote:

>>>> After I install the package, I do "sudo port selfupdate" but get  
>>>> the following message:
>>>>
>>>>> $ port install Pextlib
>>>>> can't find package Pextlib 1.0
>>>>>     while executing
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>>>> Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize ports system,  
>>>>> can't find package Pextlib 1.0
>>>>
>>>> Anything I missed on the way ?
>>>
>>> I have seen several people report that. I do not understand it.  
>>> There is this bug report:
>>> http://trac.macports.org/projects/macports/ticket/10682
>>> Does anything in that ticket help you?
>>
>> I'm currently downloading XCode 2.4.1 (close to 1gb...)
>> I'll report when I'm done.
>
> I've installed XCode 2.4.1, reboot, re-downloaded MacPorts 1.3.1  
> for OSX 10.4, installed seemingly successfully but a "sudo port  
> selfupdate" still produces the same error.
>
> Besides, I've tried the "./configure" command for the tar package  
> and I still get a "tcl has been compiled with the nothread option"  
> error message that aborts the configuration.
>
> So I am left with no way whatsoever to run macports...
>
> JC
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