Macports won't uninstall

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Jan 23, 2023, at 12:43, Isabelle Dolan wrote:

> I tried running uninstall and got this:
> > Running command: /opt/local/bin/port -fp uninstall installed
> > Error: No ports matched the given expression
> 
> I am running a script that uninstalls macports using 'Running command: /opt/local/bin/port -fp uninstall installed' and then reinstall the proper configuration. Since the script can't uninstall it, I tried to follow the instructions in section 2.4 to uninstall fully. Even after doing that, I still get the same error. 
> 
> I really need to get past this to be able to finish running the script.
> 
> Any suggestions? 
> 
> Running command: /opt/local/bin/port -fp uninstall installed
> Error: No ports matched the given expression

In this context, this error means "no ports are installed". So you can proceed to the next step of uninstalling MacPorts.