Troubles installing ports with Macports 2.3.1

[Joël Brogniart]

With OS X 10.9.3, Xcode 5.1.1, Macports 2.3.1

I have troubles installing ports with Macports 2.3.1.

First I removed Macports 2.2.1 following instructions from <https://guide.macports.org/#installing.macports.uninstalling>. Then I downloaded Macports 2.3.1 installer for Mavericks and I installed Macports 2.3.1.

Then I quit Terminal and launched it again. Then I run "sudo port selfupdate".

Then I tried "sudo port install auto-multiple-choice" (I don't think that my problems are related to this specific port). The installation failled at the first port that "auto-multiple-choice" depends on: "m4".

It tried to install "m4" directly: "sudo port install m4". That failed too. Then I ran "sudo port clean m4". I tried to install "m4" again and this time it worked. So I tried "sudo port install auto-multiple-choice". It failled at the first next dependence: "expat".

So, again, I tried to install "expat" alone with "sudo port install expat" and that failed. Then I do "sudo port clean expat" one more time and I tried to install "expat" again and this time it worked.

I also restarted my computer but that didn't solved the problem. It seems as if I have to clean each port after the first try to be able to install a port!

I never had such problems with previous version of Macports.

Any idea on a good way to improve this situation?

Joël

---log on error installing m4-----
version:1
:error:main Failed to install m4
:debug:main /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_m4/m4: too many open files
    while executing
"fs-traverse myfile ${path} {
            lchown $myfile $user
        }"
    (procedure "chown" line 5)
    invoked from within
"chown  ${path} ${macportsuser}"
    (procedure "chownAsRoot" line 17)
    invoked from within
"chownAsRoot $subbuildpath"
    (procedure "open_statefile" line 37)
    invoked from within
"open_statefile"
    (procedure "check_variants" line 29)
    invoked from within
"check_variants activate"
    invoked from within
"$workername eval check_variants $target"
:notice:main Please see the log file for port m4 for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_m4/m4/main.log

---log on error installing expat-----
version:1
:error:main Failed to install expat
:debug:main /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_expat/expat: too many open files
    while executing
"fs-traverse myfile ${path} {
            lchown $myfile $user
        }"
    (procedure "chown" line 5)
    invoked from within
"chown  ${path} ${macportsuser}"
    (procedure "chownAsRoot" line 17)
    invoked from within
"chownAsRoot $subbuildpath"
    (procedure "open_statefile" line 37)
    invoked from within
"open_statefile"
    (procedure "check_variants" line 29)
    invoked from within
"check_variants activate"
    invoked from within
"$workername eval check_variants $target"
:notice:main Please see the log file for port expat for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_expat/expat/main.log
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