Problem with macports install, any help greatly appreciated

[John Essam]

Many thanks Lenore


On 11 Jun 2010, at 16:22, Lenore Horner wrote:

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> On Jun 11, 2010, at 10:14 AM, John Essam wrote:
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>> Hi Ryan,		did what you said no problem, this is the terminal screen
>>
>> Last login: Fri Jun 19 09:12:17 on console
>> john-essams-macbook-pro-15:~ johnessam$ sudo port install gimp
>>
>> WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
>> or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
>> typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
>>
>> To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
>>
>> Password:
>> password--->  Computing dependencies for gimp
>>
>> Nothing else hapenning, is that okay?
>
> That's normal.  Eventually it will start spitting out a series of  
> things as programs gimp needs are installed before gimp.  As Ryan  
> said, this will take a while.
>
> Lenore
>