Noob Installing MacPorts Problem
Chris Share
cpsmusic at yahoo.com
Tue Dec 4 19:39:21 PST 2007
I've managed to get it working.
Thanks for the help.
Cheers,
Chris
----- Original Message ----
From: Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org>
To: Chris Share <cpsmusic at yahoo.com>
Cc: Users MacPorts <macports-users at delta.macosforge.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 1:40:35 PM
Subject: Re: Noob Installing MacPorts Problem
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On Dec 4, 2007, at 20:22, Chris Share wrote:
>> 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.
>
> I've gone through the uninstall process again.
>
> The only thing I can see in /Library/Receipts is
>
> com.adobe.Reader
>
> When I run the installer, I get to the Install step and then click
> the "Upgrade" button. The installer gets to the "Finishing
> Installation" step (about 90% of the way through the progress bar)
> however then it stops.
Sorry about that: I didn't mean the Receipts folder in the Library
folder in your home folder (which on my system also contains only a
folder called com.adobe.Reader); I mean the Receipts folder in the
Library folder at the root of your hard drive (which should contain
many many items, including something like MacPorts-1.5.0.pkg).
I have updated the uninstall instructions so that they also remove
the receipts, so please follow them again, then try installing
MacPorts again.
http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/wiki/
FAQ#HowdoIremoveoruninstallMacPorts
The button in the Installer only reads "Upgrade" if a prior receipt
is found, and reads "Install" otherwise.
Dear developers: is there a good reason why the package is called
"MacPorts-1.5.0.pkg"? Wouldn't "MacPorts.pkg" be better? Otherwise
people installing subsequent versions will end up with multiple
receipts...
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