Problem installing binary MacPorts 1.7.1

[Rainer Müller]

James Reese wrote:
> I'm using an iMac running OS X 10.5.6. When I run the MacPorts 1.7.1  
> installer, it gets to the step of "Finishing Installation" and never  
> completes. There is no apparent disk activity and no apparent comm  
> actvitity. I have to force kill it to get it to exit.
> 
> I've tried completely removing MacPorts using the instructions on the  
> wiki and rebooting the machine before trying the installation. In  
> every case I get to the same spot in the installation process and no  
> further.

Open the log window in the Installer (Window -> View Log) and set it to
report all messages. Do you see any activity? If not, what was the last
message given?

Rainer