odd problem trying to use Macports ...

[Richard Bonomo TDS personal]

Dear Dave,

Thank you for the advice. I will see if I can implement it.

As to why people never update their systems:  it is simple:

"We" (i.e. "people") need a tool to do a specific, but rare (for us) thing.

We acquire the tool.

We do the thing.

We forget about everything while putting out other life-fires.

Another thing comes up some years later that requires a variation on the tool

Obtaining variation fails because years have passed and the system used to acquire such tools have changed.

We run around getting things to the point where tool variant can be installed and used.

We do the other thing.

We forget about everything while putting out other life-fires.

Cycle repeats at terminum vitae.

Sic transit gloria Mundi.

Rich

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Horsfall" <dave at horsfall.org>
To: "macports-users" <macports-users at lists.macports.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2020 2:20:32 PM
Subject: Re: odd problem trying to use Macports ...

On Tue, 29 Dec 2020, Ryan Schmidt wrote:

> Downloading the current MacPorts installer for Sierra from our web site 
> and running it should hopefully set things right again. This will not 
> affect your installed ports.

If I may chuck in my 2c (plus sales tax), every Sunday I run "port -u 
uninstall", then "port selfupdate" and "port upgrade outdated" on the 
Monday (that gives me nearly a week for any problems to show up before I 
do the "uninstall").

I've always been up to date :-)  And haven't been bitten yet...

The above is not an official recommendation; it's what I've developed over
the years, and so could probably be improved and/or corrected.

-- Dave, wondering why people never update their systems