Uninstalling MacPorts

[Keith Kaiser]

Actually I see it only when I try to run Xastir. I have Xastir  
installed via source, but I have tried the port install too and it  
made no difference.

On Mar 30, 2009, at 12:54 PM, Joshua Root wrote:

> Keith Kaiser wrote:
>> Is it possible uninstall all MacPorts installed code and MacPorts?  
>> If I
>> do this how will it effect my OS, will it cause me problems at some  
>> very
>> low level in OSX that I'm not aware of?
>
> `sudo port -f uninstall installed`, then follow the instructions at:
>
> <http://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ#HowdoIremoveoruninstallMacPorts>
>
> MP is designed not to interfere with previously installed software.
>
>> I really wish I had never heard of MacPorts, it has caused my many  
>> hours
>> of lost sleep, so how do I get rid of it at this point?
>>
>> Since no one can tell me how to even start resolving the infamous
>> "Error: Unresolved inheritance operation" I really need to start  
>> all over.
>
> Looking at recent tickets and commits, this appears to be caused by
> programs incorrectly linking against the system X11, as opposed to the
> libraries they depend on, which link against MacPorts X11. This  
> seems to
> have been caused by using the system-supplied imake instead of the  
> imake
> port.
>
> Which port are you seeing this with?
>
> - Josh

73's
Keith Kaiser
wa0tjt at gmail.com