Re: problem initializing macports

2007-11-29 Thread tania habib
Thanks Ryan, I followed the steps and it worked :)


On Nov 26, 2007 12:59 PM, Ryan Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> On Nov 26, 2007, at 04:39, tania habib wrote:
>
> > I have Macbook Pro with mac osx 10.4, I previously installed the
> > macports on the same machine and it was running perfectly. Then I did
> > not use it for a while and now when I go to the terminal window, and
> > type port it gives me this error
> > no suitable image found.  Did find:
> > /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
> > mach-o, but wrong architecture
> > while executing
> > "load /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib"
> > ("package ifneeded" script)
> > invoked from within
> > "package_native require Pextlib 1.0"
> > ("eval" body line 1)
> > invoked from within
> > "eval package_native $args"
> > (procedure "package" line 14)
> > invoked from within
> > "package require Pextlib 1.0"
> > (procedure "dportinit" line 311)
> > invoked from within
> > "dportinit ui_options global_options global_variations"
> > Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize ports system, no
> > suitable image found.  Did find:
> > /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
> > mach-o, but wrong architecture
> >
> > Should I uninstall the whole thing and start from the beginning or is
> > there any other way?
>
> I'd like to know what architecture the pextlib library is on your
> computer... What is the output of this command?
>
> file /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib
>
> It should say it's an i386 library. If it says it's a ppc library,
> then that's certainly the problem, though I can't imagine how it
> happened, if you didn't migrate your installation from a PowerPC
> machine.
>
>
> > I have tried this command
> >>> cd /opt/local/var/db/dports/receipts/
> >>> find . -name receipt.bz2 | sed -E 's%^\./(.*)/(.*)/receipt\.bz2$%
> >>> \1 @\2%'
> > but I do not know what to do next!
>
> What output does this produce? The goal is to get a list of the
> installed ports and their variants so that if you need to reinstall
> the whole mess, then you'll know what ports to reinstall.
>
> If you already know what ports you want to have, and what variants of
> those ports you want, you don't need this list.
>
>
> > Please let me know an easier way out of this mess!
>
> Short of a complete uninstall and reinstallation, it's hard to
> suggest a solution, since we don't yet know the cause of the problem.
> But...
>
> You could try installing MacPorts again, on top of your existing
> installation. If any files are missing or wrong, this should fix it.
> This is also what was suggested in a previous thread about this error
> message.
>
> http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macports-users/2007-May/
> 003524.html
>
> Note that you can't use the installer for MacPorts 1.5.0 or later, as
> that will almost certainly not work, and will make a big mess, since
> the internal layout of MacPorts has radically changed from the layout
> that your version uses. The "selfupdate" process takes this into
> account and rearranges your MacPorts layout if necessary, but the
> disk image installer does not, as far as I know. The new layout
> appeared in MacPorts 1.5.0, so you must be using MacPorts 1.4.x or
> earlier. So you would want to use the MacPorts 1.4.0 installer.
>
> http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/downloads/MacPorts-1.4.0/
> MacPorts-1.4.0-10.4.dmg
>
> Once that's installed, the port command should work again. And then
> "sudo port selfupdate" would hopefully update you to MacPorts 1.5.2.
> And "port outdated" will show you which of your ports have newer
> versions available. And "sudo port upgrade foo" will upgrade any port
> foo that you indicate. And "sudo port upgrade outdated" might even
> upgrade all your outdated ports for you all at once. (I usually do it
> one at a time though.)
>
>
> Before you do any of this, please ensure that you have Xcode 2.4.1 or
> 2.5 installed. Get Info on /Developer/Applications/Xcode to see what
> version you have. Download a newer Xcode from http://
> developer.apple.com/ if necessary. Earlier versions of Xcode often
> cause problems.
>
>
>
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Re: problem initializing macports

2007-11-26 Thread Ryan Schmidt


On Nov 26, 2007, at 04:39, tania habib wrote:


I have Macbook Pro with mac osx 10.4, I previously installed the
macports on the same machine and it was running perfectly. Then I did
not use it for a while and now when I go to the terminal window, and
type port it gives me this error
no suitable image found.  Did find:
/opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
mach-o, but wrong architecture
while executing
"load /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib"
("package ifneeded" script)
invoked from within
"package_native require Pextlib 1.0"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval package_native $args"
(procedure "package" line 14)
invoked from within
"package require Pextlib 1.0"
(procedure "dportinit" line 311)
invoked from within
"dportinit ui_options global_options global_variations"
Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize ports system, no
suitable image found.  Did find:
/opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
mach-o, but wrong architecture

Should I uninstall the whole thing and start from the beginning or is
there any other way?


I'd like to know what architecture the pextlib library is on your  
computer... What is the output of this command?


file /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib

It should say it's an i386 library. If it says it's a ppc library,  
then that's certainly the problem, though I can't imagine how it  
happened, if you didn't migrate your installation from a PowerPC  
machine.




I have tried this command

cd /opt/local/var/db/dports/receipts/
find . -name receipt.bz2 | sed -E 's%^\./(.*)/(.*)/receipt\.bz2$% 
\1 @\2%'

but I do not know what to do next!


What output does this produce? The goal is to get a list of the  
installed ports and their variants so that if you need to reinstall  
the whole mess, then you'll know what ports to reinstall.


If you already know what ports you want to have, and what variants of  
those ports you want, you don't need this list.




Please let me know an easier way out of this mess!


Short of a complete uninstall and reinstallation, it's hard to  
suggest a solution, since we don't yet know the cause of the problem.  
But...


You could try installing MacPorts again, on top of your existing  
installation. If any files are missing or wrong, this should fix it.  
This is also what was suggested in a previous thread about this error  
message.


http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macports-users/2007-May/ 
003524.html


Note that you can't use the installer for MacPorts 1.5.0 or later, as  
that will almost certainly not work, and will make a big mess, since  
the internal layout of MacPorts has radically changed from the layout  
that your version uses. The "selfupdate" process takes this into  
account and rearranges your MacPorts layout if necessary, but the  
disk image installer does not, as far as I know. The new layout  
appeared in MacPorts 1.5.0, so you must be using MacPorts 1.4.x or  
earlier. So you would want to use the MacPorts 1.4.0 installer.


http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/downloads/MacPorts-1.4.0/ 
MacPorts-1.4.0-10.4.dmg


Once that's installed, the port command should work again. And then  
"sudo port selfupdate" would hopefully update you to MacPorts 1.5.2.  
And "port outdated" will show you which of your ports have newer  
versions available. And "sudo port upgrade foo" will upgrade any port  
foo that you indicate. And "sudo port upgrade outdated" might even  
upgrade all your outdated ports for you all at once. (I usually do it  
one at a time though.)



Before you do any of this, please ensure that you have Xcode 2.4.1 or  
2.5 installed. Get Info on /Developer/Applications/Xcode to see what  
version you have. Download a newer Xcode from http:// 
developer.apple.com/ if necessary. Earlier versions of Xcode often  
cause problems.



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Re: problem initializing macports

2007-11-26 Thread William Davis


On Nov 26, 2007, at 5:39 AM, tania habib wrote:


I have Macbook Pro with mac osx 10.4, I previously installed the
macports on the same machine and it was running perfectly. Then I did
not use it for a while and now when I go to the terminal window, and
type port it gives me this error
no suitable image found.  Did find:
   /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
mach-o, but wrong architecture
   while executing
"load /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib"
   ("package ifneeded" script)
   invoked from within
"package_native require Pextlib 1.0"
   ("eval" body line 1)
   invoked from within
"eval package_native $args"
   (procedure "package" line 14)
   invoked from within
"package require Pextlib 1.0"
   (procedure "dportinit" line 311)
   invoked from within
"dportinit ui_options global_options global_variations"
Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize ports system, no
suitable image found.  Did find:
   /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
mach-o, but wrong architecture

Should I uninstall the whole thing and start from the beginning or is
there any other way?

I have tried this command

cd /opt/local/var/db/dports/receipts/
find . -name receipt.bz2 | sed -E 's%^\./(.*)/(.*)/receipt\.bz2$% 
\1 @\2%'

but I do not know what to do next!

Please let me know an easier way out of this mess!

tania


Tania, I think Paul wanted you to copy the results of that command (or  
the other one he gave you) and tell it to us.
However looking at error output above shows a reference to /opt/local/ 
share/darwinports/  
There is no darwinports directory in my own installation (version  
1.52) and I dont think the term "darwinports" has been used anywhere  
in a very long time since the Project is now called MacPorts.  This  
suggests you have a [b] very [/b] old version of the Macports system.  
Others can tell you if its updatable.


If you bash shell told you command not found when you tried to do sudo  
port -d selfupdate then your path is surely wrong. So you have two  
problems.  Were you in an xterm window or a Terminal window? were you  
logged in?
if you try the command env you will see yor environment values printed  
on screen. PATH should START:


PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:bunch_of_other_stuff

Does it?






On Nov 25, 2007 10:39 PM, paul beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:




On 11/25/07, Ryan Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


On Nov 25, 2007, at 13:29, paul beard wrote:


On 11/25/07, Ryan Schmidt wrote:

What Mac do you have? Did you previously have a different Mac,  
back

when you originally installed MacPorts? Maybe you used Migration
Assistant to transfer everything (including MacPorts) from the old
Mac to the new Mac? IF the old Mac was PowerPC-based and the new  
one
is Intel-based, that could explain the error you're seeing, and  
you
should really uninstall everything and start over. You can use  
"port

installed" to see what ports are installed.


How will that work if the port command doesn't run?


Good question. It might not work then. We might have to dig deeper  
to

see what's installed. Like this:

cd /opt/local/var/macports/receipts/
find . -name receipt.bz2 | sed -E 's%^\./(.*)/(.*)/receipt\.bz2$% 
\1 @

\2%'


Watch the line-wrap: that \2% should stay on the same line. Same  
below . . .

.


Or, for the user's version of DarwinPorts before the new layout, I
hope this is it:

cd /opt/local/var/db/dports/receipts/
find . -name receipt.bz2 | sed -E 's%^\./(.*)/(.*)/receipt\.bz2$% 
\1 @\2%'



It also sounds like your PATH is not correct since it can't find  
the

port command.


Actually, it does seem to find it OK: if the user types 'port
' and the result is

Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize ports system, no
suitable image found.  Did find:
  /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
mach-o, but wrong architecture

it sounds like the command is there but if the error message is
right, that the architecture is wrong.


It sounds to me like the user is having to run "/opt/local/bin/port"
because when just "port" is run this error was shown:

On Nov 25, 2007, at 11:14, tania habib wrote:


On Nov 25, 2007 2:11 PM, William Davis wrote:





Did you try :
sudo port -d selfupdate
?


Yes I did, but it comes with the error that "port:command not  
found".

I feel there is some path problem. Can please guide me through the
procedure of setting the path variable in X11!









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Re: problem initializing macports

2007-11-26 Thread tania habib
I have Macbook Pro with mac osx 10.4, I previously installed the
macports on the same machine and it was running perfectly. Then I did
not use it for a while and now when I go to the terminal window, and
type port it gives me this error
no suitable image found.  Did find:
/opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
mach-o, but wrong architecture
while executing
"load /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib"
("package ifneeded" script)
invoked from within
"package_native require Pextlib 1.0"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval package_native $args"
(procedure "package" line 14)
invoked from within
"package require Pextlib 1.0"
(procedure "dportinit" line 311)
invoked from within
"dportinit ui_options global_options global_variations"
Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize ports system, no
suitable image found.  Did find:
/opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
mach-o, but wrong architecture

Should I uninstall the whole thing and start from the beginning or is
there any other way?

I have tried this command
>>cd /opt/local/var/db/dports/receipts/
>>find . -name receipt.bz2 | sed -E 's%^\./(.*)/(.*)/receipt\.bz2$%\1 @\2%'
but I do not know what to do next!

Please let me know an easier way out of this mess!

tania



On Nov 25, 2007 10:39 PM, paul beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 11/25/07, Ryan Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > On Nov 25, 2007, at 13:29, paul beard wrote:
> >
> > > On 11/25/07, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> > >
> > >> What Mac do you have? Did you previously have a different Mac, back
> > >> when you originally installed MacPorts? Maybe you used Migration
> > >> Assistant to transfer everything (including MacPorts) from the old
> > >> Mac to the new Mac? IF the old Mac was PowerPC-based and the new one
> > >> is Intel-based, that could explain the error you're seeing, and you
> > >> should really uninstall everything and start over. You can use "port
> > >> installed" to see what ports are installed.
> > >
> > > How will that work if the port command doesn't run?
> >
> > Good question. It might not work then. We might have to dig deeper to
> > see what's installed. Like this:
> >
> > cd /opt/local/var/macports/receipts/
> > find . -name receipt.bz2 | sed -E 's%^\./(.*)/(.*)/receipt\.bz2$%\1 @
> > \2%'
>
> Watch the line-wrap: that \2% should stay on the same line. Same below . . .
> .
>
> > Or, for the user's version of DarwinPorts before the new layout, I
> > hope this is it:
> >
> > cd /opt/local/var/db/dports/receipts/
> > find . -name receipt.bz2 | sed -E 's%^\./(.*)/(.*)/receipt\.bz2$%\1 @\2%'
> >
> >
> > >> It also sounds like your PATH is not correct since it can't find the
> > >> port command.
> > >
> > > Actually, it does seem to find it OK: if the user types 'port
> > > ' and the result is
> > >
> > > Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize ports system, no
> > > suitable image found.  Did find:
> > >/opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
> > > mach-o, but wrong architecture
> > >
> > > it sounds like the command is there but if the error message is
> > > right, that the architecture is wrong.
> >
> > It sounds to me like the user is having to run "/opt/local/bin/port"
> > because when just "port" is run this error was shown:
> >
> > On Nov 25, 2007, at 11:14, tania habib wrote:
> >
> > > On Nov 25, 2007 2:11 PM, William Davis wrote:
> > >>
> > >
> > >> Did you try :
> > >> sudo port -d selfupdate
> > >> ?
> > >
> > > Yes I did, but it comes with the error that "port:command not found".
> > > I feel there is some path problem. Can please guide me through the
> > > procedure of setting the path variable in X11!
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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Re: problem initializing macports

2007-11-25 Thread paul beard
On 11/25/07, Ryan Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> On Nov 25, 2007, at 13:29, paul beard wrote:
>
> > On 11/25/07, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> >
> >> What Mac do you have? Did you previously have a different Mac, back
> >> when you originally installed MacPorts? Maybe you used Migration
> >> Assistant to transfer everything (including MacPorts) from the old
> >> Mac to the new Mac? IF the old Mac was PowerPC-based and the new one
> >> is Intel-based, that could explain the error you're seeing, and you
> >> should really uninstall everything and start over. You can use "port
> >> installed" to see what ports are installed.
> >
> > How will that work if the port command doesn't run?
>
> Good question. It might not work then. We might have to dig deeper to
> see what's installed. Like this:
>
> cd /opt/local/var/macports/receipts/
> find . -name receipt.bz2 | sed -E 's%^\./(.*)/(.*)/receipt\.bz2$%\1 @
> \2%'


Watch the line-wrap: that \2% should stay on the same line. Same below . . .
.

Or, for the user's version of DarwinPorts before the new layout, I
> hope this is it:
>
> cd /opt/local/var/db/dports/receipts/
> find . -name receipt.bz2 | sed -E 's%^\./(.*)/(.*)/receipt\.bz2$%\1 @
> \2%'
>
>
> >> It also sounds like your PATH is not correct since it can't find the
> >> port command.
> >
> > Actually, it does seem to find it OK: if the user types 'port
> > ' and the result is
> >
> > Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize ports system, no
> > suitable image found.  Did find:
> >/opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
> > mach-o, but wrong architecture
> >
> > it sounds like the command is there but if the error message is
> > right, that the architecture is wrong.
>
> It sounds to me like the user is having to run "/opt/local/bin/port"
> because when just "port" is run this error was shown:
>
> On Nov 25, 2007, at 11:14, tania habib wrote:
>
> > On Nov 25, 2007 2:11 PM, William Davis wrote:
> >>
> >
> >> Did you try :
> >> sudo port -d selfupdate
> >> ?
> >
> > Yes I did, but it comes with the error that "port:command not found".
> > I feel there is some path problem. Can please guide me through the
> > procedure of setting the path variable in X11!
>
>
>


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Re: problem initializing macports

2007-11-25 Thread Ryan Schmidt


On Nov 25, 2007, at 13:29, paul beard wrote:


On 11/25/07, Ryan Schmidt wrote:


What Mac do you have? Did you previously have a different Mac, back
when you originally installed MacPorts? Maybe you used Migration
Assistant to transfer everything (including MacPorts) from the old
Mac to the new Mac? IF the old Mac was PowerPC-based and the new one
is Intel-based, that could explain the error you're seeing, and you
should really uninstall everything and start over. You can use "port
installed" to see what ports are installed.


How will that work if the port command doesn't run?


Good question. It might not work then. We might have to dig deeper to  
see what's installed. Like this:


cd /opt/local/var/macports/receipts/
find . -name receipt.bz2 | sed -E 's%^\./(.*)/(.*)/receipt\.bz2$%\1 @ 
\2%'


Or, for the user's version of DarwinPorts before the new layout, I  
hope this is it:


cd /opt/local/var/db/dports/receipts/
find . -name receipt.bz2 | sed -E 's%^\./(.*)/(.*)/receipt\.bz2$%\1 @ 
\2%'




It also sounds like your PATH is not correct since it can't find the
port command.


Actually, it does seem to find it OK: if the user types 'port  
' and the result is


Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize ports system, no
suitable image found.  Did find:
   /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
mach-o, but wrong architecture

it sounds like the command is there but if the error message is  
right, that the architecture is wrong.


It sounds to me like the user is having to run "/opt/local/bin/port"  
because when just "port" is run this error was shown:


On Nov 25, 2007, at 11:14, tania habib wrote:


On Nov 25, 2007 2:11 PM, William Davis wrote:





Did you try :
sudo port -d selfupdate
?


Yes I did, but it comes with the error that "port:command not found".
I feel there is some path problem. Can please guide me through the
procedure of setting the path variable in X11!



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Re: problem initializing macports

2007-11-25 Thread paul beard
On 11/25/07, Ryan Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> What Mac do you have? Did you previously have a different Mac, back
> when you originally installed MacPorts? Maybe you used Migration
> Assistant to transfer everything (including MacPorts) from the old
> Mac to the new Mac? IF the old Mac was PowerPC-based and the new one
> is Intel-based, that could explain the error you're seeing, and you
> should really uninstall everything and start over. You can use "port
> installed" to see what ports are installed.



How will that work if the port command doesn't run?

Once you reinstall
> MacPorts, you can manually reinstall all those ports. To uninstall
> MacPorts, follow these instructions:
>
> http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/wiki/
> FAQ#HowdoIremoveoruninstallMacPorts
>
> If you're sure MacPorts previously worked on this Mac, then it
> shouldn't be necessary to uninstall, though I can't yet explain what
> else might be going on.
>
> It also sounds like your PATH is not correct since it can't find the
> port command.



Actually, it does seem to find it OK: if the user types 'port '
and the result is

Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize ports system, no
suitable image found.  Did find:
   /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
mach-o, but wrong architecture


it sounds like the command is there but if the error message is right, that
the architecture is wrong.
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Re: problem initializing macports

2007-11-25 Thread Ryan Schmidt
What Mac do you have? Did you previously have a different Mac, back  
when you originally installed MacPorts? Maybe you used Migration  
Assistant to transfer everything (including MacPorts) from the old  
Mac to the new Mac? IF the old Mac was PowerPC-based and the new one  
is Intel-based, that could explain the error you're seeing, and you  
should really uninstall everything and start over. You can use "port  
installed" to see what ports are installed. Once you reinstall  
MacPorts, you can manually reinstall all those ports. To uninstall  
MacPorts, follow these instructions:


http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/wiki/ 
FAQ#HowdoIremoveoruninstallMacPorts


If you're sure MacPorts previously worked on this Mac, then it  
shouldn't be necessary to uninstall, though I can't yet explain what  
else might be going on.


It also sounds like your PATH is not correct since it can't find the  
port command. Instructions for installing MacPorts properly,  
including setting the PATH (which doesn't really have anything to do  
with X11 in this case) are currently here:


http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/wiki/InstallingMacPorts


On Nov 25, 2007, at 11:32, tania habib wrote:


so do i need to uninstall the macport and reinstall it?
I do not understand one thing as the last time it was working on my
system and I installed various packages!
Please let me know if there is a way of saving the packages I
installed through macports before I delete it from my system?

On Nov 25, 2007 6:21 PM, paul beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:



On 11/25/07, tania habib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Dear List,
It has been long since I installed macports on my mac osx 10.4. I  
used

the ports to install many packages but then I went on to do  some
other things and did not use ports for a while. Last week, when I
tried to intialize the port, it did not work!
When I go to and X11 terminal and type port , it gives me the
following error message

Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize ports system, no
suitable image found.  Did find:
/opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
mach-o, but wrong architecture




sounds like you have an Intel system with a PPC code base  
installed. the
problem isn't in your PATH, as it find port correctly, but can't  
run it.

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Re: problem initializing macports

2007-11-25 Thread tania habib
so do i need to uninstall the macport and reinstall it?
I do not understand one thing as the last time it was working on my
system and I installed various packages!
Please let me know if there is a way of saving the packages I
installed through macports before I delete it from my system?

On Nov 25, 2007 6:21 PM, paul beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> On 11/25/07, tania habib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Dear List,
> > It has been long since I installed macports on my mac osx 10.4. I used
> > the ports to install many packages but then I went on to do  some
> > other things and did not use ports for a while. Last week, when I
> > tried to intialize the port, it did not work!
> > When I go to and X11 terminal and type port , it gives me the
> > following error message
> >
> > Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize ports system, no
> > suitable image found.  Did find:
> > /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
> > mach-o, but wrong architecture
> >
> >
>
> sounds like you have an Intel system with a PPC code base installed. the
> problem isn't in your PATH, as it find port correctly, but can't run it.
>
>
> --
> Paul Beard / www.paulbeard.org/
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Re: problem initializing macports

2007-11-25 Thread paul beard
On 11/25/07, tania habib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Dear List,
> It has been long since I installed macports on my mac osx 10.4. I used
> the ports to install many packages but then I went on to do  some
> other things and did not use ports for a while. Last week, when I
> tried to intialize the port, it did not work!
> When I go to and X11 terminal and type port , it gives me the
> following error message
>
> Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize ports system, no
> suitable image found.  Did find:
> /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
> mach-o, but wrong architecture
>
>
sounds like you have an Intel system with a PPC code base installed. the
problem isn't in your PATH, as it find port correctly, but can't run it.


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Re: problem initializing macports

2007-11-25 Thread tania habib
Yes I did, but it comes with the error that "port:command not found".
I feel there is some path problem. Can please guide me through the
procedure of setting the path variable in X11!

thanks
tania

On Nov 25, 2007 2:11 PM, William Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> On Nov 25, 2007, at 7:23 AM, tania habib wrote:
>
> > Dear List,
> > It has been long since I installed macports on my mac osx 10.4. I used
> > the ports to install many packages but then I went on to do  some
> > other things and did not use ports for a while. Last week, when I
> > tried to intialize the port, it did not work!
> > When I go to and X11 terminal and type port , it gives me the
> > following error message
> >
> > Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize ports system, no
> > suitable image found.  Did find:
> >/opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
> > mach-o, but wrong architecture
> >
> >
> > Please help me out here as I even thought of uninstalling and
> > re-installing it again but I will lose all the packages I installed
> > with it and currently I need them for my work. Kindly let me know if
> > there is a work around this problem!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tania
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> Did you try :
> sudo port -d selfupdate
> ?
>
> William Davis
> frstanATbellsouthDOTnet
> Mac OS X.5.1 Darwin 9.1.0
> Xquartz-1.2a11
> Mac Mini Intel Duo @ 1.86 GHz
>
> Mundus vult decepi, ego non
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Re: problem initializing macports

2007-11-25 Thread William Davis


On Nov 25, 2007, at 7:23 AM, tania habib wrote:


Dear List,
It has been long since I installed macports on my mac osx 10.4. I used
the ports to install many packages but then I went on to do  some
other things and did not use ports for a while. Last week, when I
tried to intialize the port, it did not work!
When I go to and X11 terminal and type port , it gives me the
following error message

Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize ports system, no
suitable image found.  Did find:
   /opt/local/share/darwinports/Tcl/pextlib1.0/Pextlib.dylib:
mach-o, but wrong architecture


Please help me out here as I even thought of uninstalling and
re-installing it again but I will lose all the packages I installed
with it and currently I need them for my work. Kindly let me know if
there is a work around this problem!

Regards,
Tania
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Did you try :
sudo port -d selfupdate
?

William Davis
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Mac OS X.5.1 Darwin 9.1.0
Xquartz-1.2a11
Mac Mini Intel Duo @ 1.86 GHz

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