installing error: xorg-proto

[markd at macports.org]

"Soo-Hyun Choi" <s.choi at hackers.org.uk> writes:
>Okay, I get errors when I do "archive" the port.
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>soohyunc at davinci: ~ $ sudo port fetch xorg-proto
>soohyunc at davinci: ~ $ sudo port checksum xorg-proto
>soohyunc at davinci : ~ $ sudo port configure xorg-proto
>soohyunc at davinci: ~ $ sudo port build xorg-proto       
>soohyunc at davinci: ~ $ sudo port destroot xorg-proto
>soohyunc at davinci : ~ $ sudo port archive xorg-proto
>--->  Packaging tgz archive for xorg-proto 20070907_0
>Error: Target org.macports.archive returned: error copying
>"/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_x11_xorg-proto/work/.macports.xorg-
>proto.state" to
>"/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_x11_xorg-proto/work/destroot/+STATE":
>no such file or directory
>Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
>soohyunc at davinci: ~ $ 
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>Anyone got a clue why I'm getting this errors and how I can cure?

Based on Daniel's comment, the Porfile has a bug.  It is missing the
statement "archive {}".  Do "sudo port ed xorg-proto" and add that
statement to the Portfile and try again.  To so that you need to have a
statement like this in your ~/.profile file: "export EDITOR=/usr/bin/nano"

Mark