Macports and Python25 problem in KDE install

[Frank Schima]

On Apr 4, 2009, at 9:25 AM, John B wrote:

> I have been trying to install kde 3. I keep getting an error when it
> gets to the python build. Python is installed I see it in my
> applications/mac ports directory. For some reason I don't understand  
> it
> says it is unregistered? Here is the error output:
>
> Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error:
> /Applications/MacPorts/MacPython 2.5/Build
> Applet.app/Contents/Info.plist already exists and does not belong to a
> registered port.  Unable to activate port python25.
> Error: The following dependencies failed to build: kdebase3 kdelibs3
> unsermake py25-zlib python25 libusb kdenetwork3 openslp kdepim3 gpgme
> gnupg libgpg-error pth kdeaccessibility3 opensync py25-gobject
> py25-numeric sqlite3 swig bison gsed php5 apache2 apr apr-util db46
> autoconf213 gawk curl libmcrypt mhash python_select ruby kdeutils3
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.


Force the activate of python. Namely:

sudo port -f activate python25

then try again.


Cheers!
Frank