Error installing rdiff-backup

[Scott Haneda]

It would be nice if ports could print out the versions in cases lke  
this. If they are equal, maybe it could just move along. A simple  
"yes, I want to overwrite", or a "no, I want to abort", could be a  
nice way of dealing with this.

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On Aug 17, 2009, at 7:10 PM, "S. M. Ibrahim (Lavlu)" <smibrahim at gmail.com 
 > 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"
>
>
> :)
>
> 2009/8/18 Peter Trudelle <trudelle at gmail.com>:
>> 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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