MacPorts missing Directories

[William Davis]

after you installed, did you run
sudo port -d selfupdate
??
Did you have /opt/local/bin and /opt/local/sbin in your path?
Do you have XCODE and the X11SDK installed?
W.D.
On Apr 6, 2008, at 12:37 AM, Sam Cook wrote:

> Hello--
>
> The Facts: I am using an intel MacBook with OS X 10.5.2. I am new to  
> MacPorts. I recently downloaded MacPorts-1.6.0-10.5-Leopard.dmg. I  
> still have not (third try) been able get MacPorts to install  
> correctly. In particular, the directories
>
> /Applictions/MacPorts
> /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.*
> and
> /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
>
> do not exist.
>
> The History: The first time I tried to install MacPorts, my .profile  
> was not modified. I did it, and I also tried to modify /etc/X11/ 
> xinit/xinitrc, which is when I noticed it isn't there. However, X11  
> did create /usr/X11/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc when I installed it.
>
> Then I reran the installer. Progress, as the port command was now  
> recognized. I tried to install my first port, gv 3.6.3. It did not  
> work; it installed, but when I tried to execute the gv command, it  
> would not run.
>
> I tried the whole process over. Now, MacPorts seems to be working,  
> and so is gv! But the three directories listed above are still  
> absent. Any advice?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sam
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William Davis
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