The man page says that -d (debug mode) implies -v. Did you try:
sudo port -d selfupdate to see if there is any more debug info available that way? Sorry if this isn't helpful. Good luck-- Richard On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:15 PM, t...@qx.net <t...@qx.net> wrote: > Hello, > > I am attempting to use macports for the first time. I am not a computer > science person, but do have limited experience with gcc and configure/make > installations. I installed macports 1.7 from a disk image, with a > successful completion message. I then tried the second step of > > % sudo port -v selfupdate > > receiving the error shown in the below partial terminal output. > > My system is Mac PowerPC 750 ( pismo ) running OS X 10.4.11. > Darwin Kernel Version 8.11.0 > Xcode 2.5 > gcc 4.0.1 > GNU make 3.81 > > ----------------------------- > I have also tried the following, with the current port version 1.7, and > received the indicated Error: > > % cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/faac > % sudo port install faac > Password: > Error: Unable to execute port: invalid command name "livecheck.type" > > ------------------------------ > Any help will be greatly appreciated! > > Best regards, > Tom > > The following is the partial selfupdate terminal output: > . > . > . > configure: creating ./config.status > config.status: creating src/programs/daemondo/Makefile > config.status: creating Doxyfile > config.status: creating Makefile > config.status: creating Mk/macports.autoconf.mk > config.status: creating doc/prefix.mtree > config.status: creating doc/macosx.mtree > config.status: creating doc/macports.conf > config.status: creating portmgr/freebsd/Makefile > config.status: creating portmgr/fedora/macports.spec > config.status: creating src/Makefile > config.status: creating src/macports1.0/macports_autoconf.tcl > config.status: creating src/port1.0/port_autoconf.tcl > config.status: creating src/registry1.0/registry_autoconf.tcl > config.status: creating src/programs/Makefile > config.status: creating src/macports1.0/macports_fastload.tcl > config.status: creating setupenv.bash > config.status: creating src/pkg_mkindex.sh > config.status: creating src/config.h > sh: line 1: make: command not found > Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Error installing new > MacPorts base: shell command "cd > /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/base && > ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --with-tclpackage=/Library/Tcl --with- > install-user=root --with-install-group=admin --with-directory-mode=0755 && > make && make install" returned error 127 > Command output: checking for Tcl public headers... /usr/include > checking for tclsh... /usr/bin/tclsh > checking for Tcl package directory... /Library/Tcl > checking whether tclsh was compiled with threads... yes > checking for curl-config... /usr/bin/curl-config > checking for Tcl Thread package... yes > checking for sqlite3_open in -lsqlite3... yes > checking for Tcl sqlite3 location... /usr/lib/sqlite3 > checking how to build libraries... shared > checking that any existing MacPorts install can be upgraded... yes > configure: creating ./config.status > config.status: creating src/programs/daemondo/Makefile > config.status: creating Doxyfile > config.status: creating Makefile > config.status: creating Mk/macports.autoconf.mk > config.status: creating doc/prefix.mtree > config.status: creating doc/macosx.mtree > config.status: creating doc/macports.conf > config.status: creating portmgr/freebsd/Makefile > config.status: creating portmgr/fedora/macports.spec > config.status: creating src/Makefile > config.status: creating src/macports1.0/macports_autoconf.tcl > config.status: creating src/port1.0/port_autoconf.tcl > config.status: creating src/registry1.0/registry_autoconf.tcl > config.status: creating src/programs/Makefile > config.status: creating src/macports1.0/macports_fastload.tcl > config.status: creating setupenv.bash > config.status: creating src/pkg_mkindex.sh > config.status: creating src/config.h > sh: line 1: make: command not found > > % > > _______________________________________________ > macports-users mailing list > macports-users@lists.macosforge.org > http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-users >
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