Noob Installing MacPorts Problem

Ryan Schmidt ryandesign at macports.org
Tue Dec 4 18:00:08 PST 2007


On Dec 4, 2007, at 19:03, Chris Share wrote:

> I'm new to MacPorts. I'm running Mac OS X 10.4.10. By mistake I  
> downloaded and installed the Leopard version of MacPorts.
>
> I've tried uninstalling MacPorts as described in the MacPorts FAQ  
> however when I run the Tiger version of the installer it first asks  
> me if I want to upgrade the installation and then seems to get  
> stuck during the installation process. I suspect that some part of  
> the Leopard installation has not been removed.
>
> How can I fix this?

Follow the uninstall instructions in the FAQ, but also remove the  
MacPorts receipt in /Library/Receipts. Then try installing the Tiger  
version again. If it gets stuck again, tell us exactly where.



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