On 2011-6-26 07:13 , Scott Webster wrote: > On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Bradley Giesbrecht > <pixi...@macports.org <mailto:pixi...@macports.org>> wrote: > > Ok, so I thought I would create a disk image and install MacPorts > there but the installer refuses with "MacPorts-2.0.0-beta1 can't be > installed on this disk. You can only install this software on the > disk that is running Mac OS X". > > Is there ever a situation where the "Change Install Location..." > button is useful? > > > If you have multiple volumes with Mac OS X on them? Or if you have to > install in the same volume you are currently running then the button > seems pointless...
We have to install on the boot disk because /Volumes/something/opt/local is not the same as /opt/local. We set the appropriate flags to let Installer know this. I don't know why it bothers displaying the button to change the install location when it knows you can't. - Josh _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-users