Bad CPU type in executable

[Dennis C]

Sorry I missed this part of the thread, but I'll check the Perl architecture
as soon as I get back to the machine and I did purchase a Snow Leopard
upgrade, but I just did a "clean install" and then followed suit with the
other software such as some MacPorts too which did run for a while, before
"something happened..."


On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:32 PM, Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org>wrote:

> On Oct 27, 2009, at 18:56, Dennis C wrote:
>
>  Am in the process of making the switch from dual-boot PCs including
>> FreeBSD, so kind of new to this, but am now running Snow Leopard and one of
>> the first MacPorts I installed was psycopg2 and was able to run the
>> python2.6 and successfully import the aforementioned module, but now the
>> following's happening:
>>
>> DCSs-Mac-mini:bin DCSWest$ python2.6
>> -bash: /opt/local/bin/python2.6: Bad CPU type in executable
>>
>>
>> So not quite sure what happened in between, but wondering if it wasn't
>> something with the following attempt to update software:
>>
>> DCSs-Mac-mini:~ DCSWest$ sudo port selfupdate
>> Password:
>> --->  Updating the ports tree
>> --->  Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
>> MacPorts base version 1.8.1 installed,
>> MacPorts base version 1.8.1 downloaded.
>> --->  MacPorts base is already the latest version
>>
>> The ports tree has been updated. To upgrade your installed ports, you
>> should run
>>  port upgrade outdated
>>
>> DCSs-Mac-mini:~ DCSWest$ sudo port upgrade outdated
>> --->  Computing dependencies for dbus
>> --->  Configuring dbus
>> Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: autoreconf failure: shell
>> command " cd
>> "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_dbus/work/dbus-1.2.16"
>> && autoreconf --install " returned error 126
>> Command output: sh: /opt/local/bin/autoreconf: /opt/local/bin/perl: bad
>> interpreter: Bad CPU type in executable
>>
>> Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1
>>
>
> What kind of computer is this? I'm wondering if you have a 32-bit or 64-bit
> processor. All but the very first Macs have 64-bit processors.
>
> What is the architecture of, say, /opt/local/bin/perl? Use "lipo -info
> /opt/local/bin/perl" to find out.
>
> Did you recently upgrade to Snow Leopard -- or did you recently migrate
> your MacPorts installation from a different Mac -- and if so, did you
> uninstall and reinstall all ports? See the Migration page for more
> instructions:
>
> http://trac.macports.org/wiki/Migration
>
>
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