Unable to open port: can't read "startupitem.install"

[Kastus Shchuka]

I am getting the same error attempting to upgrade dbus. Out of curiousity I uninstalled dbus, and install command ends up with the same error.

I wonder what automoc and dbus ports have in common.

Thanks,

Kastus

On May 4, 2012, at 9:23 PM, Ian Wadham wrote:

> Every time I go to do something serious in "sudo port" I get the message
> "Error: Unable to open port: can't read "startupitem.install": no such variable"
> 
> I have OS X 10.7.3 Lion and XCode 4.2.1.  Macports is currently at 2.0.4.
> 
> The problem started after command 511 in the (annotated) sequence below.  I should
> have done "sudo port upgrade outdated" sooner, I know, but now everything is broken.
> 
>  499  port info kdegames4 # Ran OK
>  500  port info qt4-mac # Ran OK
>  501  sudo port -v uninstall kdegames4 # Needed a version number
>  502  sudo port -v uninstall kdegames4 @4.7.4_0 # Ran OK
>  503  sudo port selfupdate # Ran OK
>  504  port info qt4-mac # Ran OK
>  505  port uninstall kdegames4 @4.8.1_0 # Forgot sudo
>  506  sudo port -v uninstall kdegames4 @4.8.1_0 # Ran OK
>  507  port installed qt4-mac # Ran OK
>  508  port uninstall qt4-mac @4.7.4_1 # Forgot sudo again
>  509  sudo port uninstall qt4-mac @4.7.4_1 # Needed variants
>  510  sudo port uninstall qt4-mac @4.7.4_1 +mysql +quartz # Failed - lots of dependents, decided not to proceed with it
>  511  sudo port -v install kdegames4 @4.8.1_0 +docs # Downloaded and built some dependents, but failed after:
> 
> x ./opt/local/bin/gresource
> x ./opt/local/bin/gsettings
> x ./opt/local/bin/gtester
> x ./opt/local/bin/gtester-report
> --->  Cleaning glib2
> --->  Removing work directory for glib2
> Error: Unable to open port: can't read "startupitem.install": no such variable
> Error: Unable to execute port: upgrade automoc failed
> 
>  512  sudo port -v clean all # Ran OK for a while, but finished at:
> 
> --->  Cleaning dbslayer
> --->  Removing work directory for dbslayer
> --->  Cleaning dbtool
> --->  Removing work directory for dbtool
> Error: Unable to open port: can't read "startupitem.install": no such variable
> 
>  513  sudo port upgrade outdated # Remembered this, but too late? Got same "Unable to open port…" message.
>  514  port help # Ran OK
>  515  man port # Ran OK
>  516  port info kdegames4 # Ran OK
>  517  sudo port info kdegames4 # Ran OK
> 
> Tara:~>sudo port upgrade outdated # Failed again.
> Error: Unable to open port: can't read "startupitem.install": no such variable
> 
> Hope you can help, Ian W.
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