Can't selfupdate -- libcurl present but not found

William Davis frstan at bellsouth.net
Mon Oct 15 14:39:32 PDT 2007


On Oct 15, 2007, at 5:09 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:

> On Oct 15, 2007, at 11:06, Philip Hudson wrote:
>
>> I have a persistent issue with MacPorts 1.5.0.
>>
>> selfupdate to 1.520 fails on a MacBook Pro running OS X 10.4.10.  
>> Multiple reinstalls of MacPorts 1.5.0 have not solved it.
>>
>> Incidentally, although I've moved all the directories named in the  
>> FAQ for uninstalling, I notice that the installer UI's last screen  
>> button text always says "Upgrade", not "Install", though the panel  
>> body text says "...perform a basic installation...".
>
> That's only because a receipt is still in /Library/Receipts. We  
> should update the uninstall instructions to include removing the  
> receipt.
>>
        /snip/
>
> I recommend you do not attempt to use both Fink and MacPorts at the  
> same time. Pick one, and uninstall the other. Having both is known  
> to cause weird problems, unless you know exactly what you're doing.
>
>

There are enough items to remove. Perhaps an UN-Install script ought  
to be included with the Binary download?......

Bill

William Davis



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