gross error

[John B Brown]

Dear Folk,

	This seems to be, for me, a universal problem:

jbb at pinball3:~/macports/ports
(77): % sudo port -R upgrade --force rpm
error reading "file6": illegal operation on a directory
     while executing
"read $fd"
     (procedure "_mports_load_quickindex" line 27)
     invoked from within
"_mports_load_quickindex"
     (procedure "mportinit" line 519)
     invoked from within
"mportinit ui_options global_options global_variations"
Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize MacPorts, error reading 
"file6": illegal operation on a directory
jbb at pinball3:~/macports/ports
(78): % sudo port -f list all installed
error reading "file6": illegal operation on a directory
     while executing
"read $fd"
     (procedure "_mports_load_quickindex" line 27)
     invoked from within
"_mports_load_quickindex"
     (procedure "mportinit" line 519)
     invoked from within
"mportinit ui_options global_options global_variations"
Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize MacPorts, error reading 
"file6": illegal operation on a directory
jbb at pinball3:~/macports/ports
(79): % sudo port -f list installed
error reading "file6": illegal operation on a directory
     while executing
"read $fd"
     (procedure "_mports_load_quickindex" line 27)
     invoked from within
"_mports_load_quickindex"
    (procedure "mportinit" line 519)
     invoked from within
"mportinit ui_options global_options global_variations"
Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize MacPorts, error reading 
"file6": illegal operation on a directory

	Recently I've had to reinstall from the install disc. All personal data 
survived, but this is wrong. What fixes this result?

	Shalom,

	John B. Brown.
	[jbb at vcn.com]
	358 High Street,
	Buffalo, Wyoming
	82834

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