py25-pyqt4 build fails

Rainer Müller raimue at macports.org
Thu Mar 5 07:28:26 PST 2009


Artie Ziff wrote:
> FWIW, I see this activation error on Mac OS 10.5.6
> 
> $ sudo port install py25-pyqt4
> --->  Installing py25-pyqt4 @4.4.4_0
> --->  Activating py25-pyqt4 @4.4.4_0
> Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error:
> /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/bin/pylupdate4
> already exists and does not belong to a registered port.  Unable to
> activate port py25-pyqt4.
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

There is a file which was not put there by using MacPorts. Therefore the
activation was cancelled. This can happen if you manually installed
files into your prefix.

You can force the activation to overwrite the existing files:
  sudo port -f activate py25-pyqt4

Rainer


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