Error

[Mervyn]

Hi Ryan,
As you kindly instructed, I ran the sudo port command with no success.
barcajax:~ barcajax$ sudo port install wireshark
Password:
Error: Unable to execute port: invalid command name "
configure.universal_args"

What's the problem now?

Merv

On 5/4/07, Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> wrote:
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> On May 3, 2007, at 10:35, Mervyn wrote:
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> > I get this after installing Xcode.
> > barcajax:~ barcajax$ port install wireshark
> > Error: Unable to execute port: /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/
> > _opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_
> > dports_net_wireshark/work/.darwinports.wireshark.state is not
> > writable - check permission on port directory
> > Appreciate your input.
>
> You need to run "port install" (and other commands that modify your
> installation, like "port uninstall", "port sync", "port selfupdate")
> as root. Usually you'd do this by prefacing the command with
> "sudo" ("SuperUser DO"):
>
> $ sudo port install wireshark
>
>
>
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