Hi, On Sun, Jun 03, 2018 at 08:31:32PM +0100, Chris Jones wrote: > > On 3 Jun 2018, at 8:23 pm, Evan Biederstedt <evan.biederst...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > I'm currently using MacOS High Sierra 10.13.5. I would like to uninstall > > MacPorts on my macbook. > > > > Based on the instructions here: > > > > https://guide.macports.org/chunked/installing.macports.uninstalling.html > > > > I should do the following > > > > ``` > > $ sudo port -fp uninstall installed > > ``` > > > > Here is the response I see: > > > > ``` > > Error: Current platform "darwin 17" does not match expected platform > > "darwin 16" > > Error: If you upgraded your OS, please follow the migration > > instructions: https://trac.macports.org/wiki/Migration > > OS platform mismatch > > while executing > > "mportinit ui_options global_options global_variations" > > Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize MacPorts, OS platform > > mismatch > > ``` > > > > Do I really need to do a migration first before uninstalling? Is there a > > way to install directly now? > > The link you post above gives a second method of removing all traces > of macports, just using an ‘rm -f’ command. Just do that ....
We do not recommend this method if other options are available. It's rate, but some ports install files in non-standard locations that are not covered by this rm -rf command. The best way to uninstall MacPorts without doing the full migration is only doing step 3 of the migration instructions[1], i.e. just re-install MacPorts base and then follow the normal uninstall instructions from the guide. That'll take just a few minutes. [1] https://trac.macports.org/wiki/Migration
