gross error

[John B Brown]

On 7/2/10 12:13 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
 > On Jul 2, 2010, at 11:18, John B Brown wrote:
 >
 >> 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?
 >
 > Did you already try reinstalling MacPorts, e.g. by downloading the 
1.9.1 disk image and running the installer package thereon?
 >
 >
 >

	So, after reinstalling the install disc OS, and X11, Xcode and other 
apps from the install disc, I installed MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.2.dmg and 
'Xcode 3.2.2' and 'Xcode 3.2.2 and iPhoneSDK 3.2.2', using disc images 
downloaded from Apple.com.

	Then I tried to uninstall MacPorts following the 
http://guide.macports.org/ 2.5. Uninstall directions. UGH!

jbb at pinball3:~
(16): % sudo port -f uninstall 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 522)
     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:~
(17): %

	Might I now wipe that /opt/local tree? Should I have wiped the /opt/X11 
tree before doing any of this? They were both installed when Mac OS X 
10.6.4 was running. Am I truly screwed?

	Shalom,

	John B. Brown.
	[jbb at vcn.com]
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	Buffalo, Wyoming
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