mod_python25 install error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Not a directory

[Bryan Blackburn]

On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 11:35:36AM -0400, Randall Perry said:
> Bryan Blackburn wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 07:37:15PM -0500, Bill Hernandez said:
> > [...]
> >> --->  Activating mod_python25 @3.3.1_2
> >>
> >> Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error: /opt/local/
> >> apache2/modules/mod_python.so already exists and does not belong to a
> >> registered port.  Unable to activate port mod_python25.
> >> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
> >
> > That's the bad issue with the 'not a directory' problem, when the old one is
> > uninstalled/deactivated, the files aren't actually removed (the error occurs
> > before the file list is added to the file map, so port thinks it has no
> > files).  This means you have to force the activation of the port, and of
> > course deal with the annoying saved '*.mp_*' files.
> >
> Having problems getting mod_python working and saw this thread.
> 
> Error I'm getting:
> --->  Activating mod_python25 @3.3.1_1
> Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Not a directory
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

The 'not a directory' error is the issue mentioned above.  Your problems
with it linking with the wrong python should be fixed if you upgrade
mod_python25 to 3.3.1_3, which was improved [1] to link properly with
MacPorts' python.

Bryan

[1] - <http://trac.macports.org/changeset/49191>

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