'rsync' failure trying to install MacPorts 1.6.0

Ryan Schmidt ryandesign at macports.org
Wed Mar 12 14:50:28 PDT 2008


On Mar 11, 2008, at 04:58, Dushan Mitrovich wrote:

> I had downloaded the MacPorts-1.6.0.dmg file but failed trying to  
> install
> it on my Mac Pro system (4 processors), apparently because 'rsync'  
> failed.
>
> This appears to be the same problem that Bill Hernandez wrote about  
> ear-
> lier, but I didn't see any solution offered.  Is there one?
>
> Below are the particulars of my system, and what I've tried.   
> Thanks for
> all help and suggestions.
>
> - Dushan Mitrovich
>
>                 ===========================================
>
> I'm running OS X.4.11, build 852167, and have installed both X11  
> (from the
> Mac OSX install disk) and Xcode 2.5 (downloaded from the Apple  
> site), in
> that order.  X11user and X11sdk both show up in the /Library/Receipts
> directory.  The result of typing 'uname -a' in Terminal (for  
> clarity the
> lines are indented and wrapped, with the continuation lines  
> indented an
> extra 2 spaces; the first line and the '=>' on the second are part  
> of the
> prompt):
>
>              --------------------- begin ----------------------
>   [~]$
>   => uname -a
>   Darwin Mac-Mar08 8.11.1 Darwin Kernel Version 8.11.1: Wed Oct 10  
> 18:23:28
>     PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.25.20~1/RELEASE_I386 i386 i386
>               --------------------- end ----------------------
>
> Neither '/usr/local' nor '/sw' directories exist.
>
>
> During the MacPorts install (I have an admin account) the progress bar
> went quickly to about the 80% point, then stalled, and then gave  
> way to
> a message that there was an error during the install and to try again.
> Here are the contents of the MacPorts install log file:
>
>              --------------------- begin ----------------------
>   Mar 10 11:55:30 Mac-Mar08 : Localized installer scripts detected  
> in the
>     MacPorts-1.6.0 package. Switching to compatibility mode.
>   Mar 10 11:55:42 Mac-Mar08 : Localized installer scripts detected  
> in the
>     MacPorts-1.6.0 package. Switching to compatibility mode.
>   Mar 10 11:56:21 Mac-Mar08 : Localized installer scripts detected  
> in the
>     MacPorts-1.6.0 package. Switching to compatibility mode.
>   Mar 10 11:56:21 Mac-Mar08 : Localized installer script preflight  
> found in
>     the MacPorts-1.6.0 package. Using compatibility mode.
>   Mar 10 11:56:21 Mac-Mar08 : Localized installer script postflight  
> found in
>     the MacPorts-1.6.0 package. Using compatibility mode.
>   Mar 10 11:56:22 Mac-Mar08 : Localized installer script preflight  
> found in
>     the MacPorts-1.6.0 package. Using compatibility mode.
>   Mar 10 11:56:22 Mac-Mar08 : Localized installer script postflight  
> found in
>     the MacPorts-1.6.0 package. Using compatibility mode.
>   Mar 10 11:57:39 Mac-Mar08 : Install failed: The following install  
> step
>     failed: run postflight script for MacPorts
>                --------------------- end ----------------------
>
>
> Next I tried to execute the 'postflight' file manually from  
> Terminal.  That
> also failed.  Here is the transscript of that attempt (the first  
> line below
> shows the directory):
>
>               --------------------- begin ----------------------
>   [/Volumes/MacPorts-1.6.0/MacPorts-1.6.0.pkg/Contents/Resources/ 
> English.lproj]$
>   => ./postflight
>
>   Checking the shell environment for user "dushanm"...
>
>   /bin/bash: line 11: 0: command not found
>   Your shell already has the right MANPATH environment variable for  
> use with
>     MacPorts!
>   Your shell already has the right DISPLAY environment variable for  
> use with
>     MacPorts!
>
>   Synchronizing the MacPorts installation with the project's rsync  
> server...
>
>   Synchronizing local ports tree from rsync://rsync.macports.org/ 
> release/ports/
>   rsync: failed to connect to rsync.macports.org: Operation timed  
> out (60)
>   rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at
>     /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-24.1/rsync/clientserver.c(94)
>   Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Couldn't sync  
> the ports
>     tree: Synchronization the local ports tree failed doing rsync
>   An attempt to synchronize your recent MacPorts installation with  
> the project's
>     rsync server failed!
>   Please run 'port -d selfupdate' manually to find out the cause of  
> the error.
>                --------------------- end ----------------------
>
>
> When I ran 'port' from the /opt/local/bin directory, I got:
>
>               --------------------- begin ----------------------
>   [/opt/local/bin]$
>   => ./port -d selfupdate
>   DEBUG: Rebuilding the MacPorts base system if needed.
>   DEBUG: Synchronizing ports tree(s)
>   Synchronizing local ports tree from rsync://rsync.macports.org/ 
> release/ports/
>   DEBUG: /usr/bin/rsync -rtzv --delete-after rsync:// 
> rsync.macports.org/release/ports/
>     /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports
>   rsync: failed to connect to rsync.macports.org: Operation timed  
> out (60)
>   rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at
>     /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-24.1/rsync/clientserver.c(94)
>   DEBUG: Couldn't sync the ports tree: Synchronization the local  
> ports tree failed
>     doing rsync
>       while executing
>         "macports::selfupdate [array get global_options]"
>   Error: ./port: port selfupdate failed: Couldn't sync the ports  
> tree: Synchronization
>     the local ports tree failed doing rsync
>                --------------------- end ----------------------

Same question to you that I asked to Bill. Does your network allow  
traffic on the rsync port?




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