deactivated port issue

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Mar 20, 2008, at 17:40, Nehemiah Dacres wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>
>> On Mar 20, 2008, at 17:21, Nehemiah Dacres wrote:
>>
>> > On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Nehemiah Dacres wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 5:09 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> On Mar 20, 2008, at 15:03, Nehemiah Dacres wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> > when i install git core after uninstalling git-core , git-core
>> >>> > +no_svn  I recieve this error message
>> >>> >
>> >>> > --->  Activating git-core 1.5.3.7_0+doc
>> >>> > Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error: / 
>> opt/
>> >>> > local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/darwin-2level/perllocal.pod already  
>> exists
>> >>> > and does not belong to a registered port.  Unable to  
>> activate port
>> >>> > git-core.
>> >>> > Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
>> >>>
>> >>> This problem was fixed in r34462 on 2008-02-25. That means  
>> your port
>> >>> definitions are out of date. "sudo port selfupdate" to get the
>> >>> latest
>> >>> MacPorts and port definitions. Then "sudo port uninstall git-core
>> >>> @1.5.3.7_0+doc" and "sudo port install git-core", which will this
>> >>> time get you the current version which is 1.5.4.4.
>> >>
>> >> thanks, sorry it didn't occur to me to do that but im use to the
>> >> debian modle which requires network access to check the repo
>> >> everytime you install (so this one is superior)
>> >
>> > spoke too soon ..
>> > MacPorts base version 1.600 installed
>> >
>> > Downloaded MacPorts base version 1.600
>> >
>> > The MacPorts installation is not outdated and so was not updated
>> > selfupdate done!
>>
>> That is correct. MacPorts base was not outdated, therefore MacPorts
>> base was not updated. However, your port definitions were outdated,
>> and they were updated, even if it didn't say so. Now try installing
>> git-core again.
>
> naturlaly i already tried, I should note that I am on a Tiger based  
> system. should I use port clean? (how ever one might use that)

Sure, you could try port clean. "sudo port clean --work git-core".  
Then try installing again. Manually cleaning shouldn't be necessary  
though if the portfile was updated, since MacPorts will see that the  
portfile differs and will clean automatically.

Does it try to install 1.5.4.4 now or still 1.5.3.7?

If it still doesn't work, what is the error message?

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