Error installing rdiff-backup

[Peter Trudelle]

Yeah, that's what I thought I said.  I installed xattr for a reason, I 
don't want to overwrite it unless the replacement is equivalent.

Peter

On 8/17/2009 7:10 PM, S. M. Ibrahim (Lavlu) wrote:
> looks like /opt/local/bin/xattr is also used by another port xattr,
> and that port is already active. that's why you are getting this
> message. you can active manualy py25-xattr by "sudo port -f activate
> py25-xattr"
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> :)
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> 2009/8/18 Peter Trudelle<trudelle at gmail.com>:
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I just tried to install rdiff-backup on 10.5.8, which seemed to be fine
>> until the following snippit.  Apparently, it wants to overwrite the lone
>> file in the installed xattr port.  Seems like that should never happen, but
>> is the version it installs equivalent?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> running install_scripts
>> Installing xattr script to
>> /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_python_py25-xattr/work/destroot/opt/local/bin
>> Installing py25-xattr @0.5_0
>> Activating py25-xattr @0.5_0
>> Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error:
>> /opt/local/bin/xattr is being used by the active xattr port.  Please
>> deactivate this port first, or use 'port -f activate py25-xattr' to force
>> the activation.
>> Warning: the following items did not execute (for py25-xattr):
>> org.macports.activate
>> Error: The following dependencies failed to build: py25-xattr
>> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
>> Executing: /opt/local/bin/port -v install rdiff-backup
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