Problem with macports install, any help greatly appreciated

[John Essam]

Just tried  a self update, asked me for my password but won't let me  
put it in, do i have to go into port mode first?


On 12 Jun 2010, at 17:19, John Essam wrote:

> Thanks Ryan and everyone, very impressed with all the help, to be  
> honest the best support I have ever come across with anything, free  
> or paid for, spot on. I wish I could help other in the forum but you  
> guys seem way above what I know. The gimp program seems to work  
> fantastically, much better than with the OX install package on the  
> gimp page, that's just my opinion. So basically anytime I want to  
> install a freeware or shareware product I do it through Macports 	 
> sudo port install (name of product). Is there other stuff I can do  
> with Macports?
>
> Kind regards john
>
>
>
> On 12 Jun 2010, at 13:57, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jun 12, 2010, at 07:46, John Essam wrote:
>>
>>> Here's one of them I can't open
>>>
>>> <Verbook-xml-4.5>
>>>
>>>
>>> I've looked at a lot of the others there 58 in all and the one's I  
>>> can open are all empty like this one
>>>
>>>
>>> <Ver---ta--->
>>
>> I have no idea where these files came from. There is a port called  
>> "docbook-xml-4.5" but installing it would not create a file called  
>> "Verbook-xml-4.5" in your home directory. I guess delete them.
>>
>>> The only other thing if it isn't Macport that did it was I saved a  
>>> copy of the terminal screen and saved it in a folder. I think this  
>>> may be the culprit. In which case I can delete them?
>>
>> Um, sure. :)
>>
>>
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