> On 29 Oct. 2016, at 3:00 am, macports-users-requ...@lists.macosforge.org > wrote: > >> I am sorry if this is a silly question, but I am trying to install gnuplot >> (I am running Mac OS Sierra, recently updated and performed the MacPorts >> migration) and am getting the error shown below. Aquaterm is needing to be >> installed and that seem to be where it is hanging up. >> >> Error: org.macports.activate for port aquaterm returned: Image error: >> /Applications/MacPorts/AquaTerm.app/Contents/Info.plist already exists and >> does not belong to a registered port. Unable to activate port aquaterm. Use >> 'port -f activate aquaterm' to force the activation. > > This looks like a local problem on your machines. Some files exist > that shouldn't be there. Try to run > sudo rm -rf /Applications/MacPorts/AquaTerm.app/ > and then try to install/activate aquaterm again. Alternatively do > sudo port -f activate aquaterm > as suggested. > > How did you uninstall MacPorts during migration? Just "sudo rm -rf > /opt/local"? Or did you actually do "sudo port deactivate active" or > "sudo port uninstall active"? If you just removed the contents of > "/opt/local" without uninstalling or deactivating old ports, you might > run into the same problem with other ports that install files outside > of $prefix. > > In that case I would suggest you to run "sudo port deactivate active", > then "rm -rf /Applications/MacPorts" and potentially clean up a few > more places (I have no clue which ones). You might have to force > install other ports if you didn't properly uninstall the ports from > earlier.
First my gnuplot *does* run Next my install was messy and took many iterations I downloaded the install_sierra app and made a memstick I then updated and lots did not work (eg very important for me X11 forwarding) I then reinstalled el capitan only to find my time machine disk had beem marked as ‘sierra’ and could no longer be used. I did a fresh install (format disk) of sierra, then of macports, finally everything worked. I installed the ports I remembered, then as I found whoops needed, all was quick and the pain tolerable. James _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users