install python27 error message

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Nov 4, 2015, at 9:42 AM, Massimo Tallarida wrote:
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> I’m trying to install the xorg-server port on a Mavericks. The installation failed because macports could not install python 2.7. I’m using macports 2.3.4. I just uninstalled and reinstalled macports and still the same message.
> Thank you in advance for your help,
> Massimo
> 
> 
> The log is the following:
> 
> 
> version:1
> :debug:clean Attempting ln -sf /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_lang_python27/python27/work /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/lang/python27/work
> :debug:clean changing euid/egid - current euid: 0 - current egid: 0
> :debug:clean egid changed to: 501
> :debug:clean euid changed to: 505
> :debug:main Executing org.macports.main (python27)
> :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
> :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.archivefetch (python27)
> :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
> :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.fetch (python27)
> :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
> :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.checksum (python27)
> :debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
> :debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.extract (python27)

The words "Skipping completed" indicate this was not a clean build attempt. Always clean and try again before reporting a problem. See:

https://guide.macports.org/chunked/project.html#project.tickets

sudo port clean python27