Re: Can't install from a local Portfile (macports 2.0)

2011-07-22 Thread Brandon Allbery
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 17:00, doug livesey wrote: > I was using EMACS, so typed "sudo emacs macports.conf" to open up the file > as the root user. > /sudo:root@localhost:/opt/local/etc/macports/macports.conf ? -- brandon s allbery allber...@gmail.com wande

Re: Can't install from a local Portfile (macports 2.0)

2011-07-22 Thread doug livesey
I was using EMACS, so typed "sudo emacs macports.conf" to open up the file as the root user. On 22 July 2011 21:41, James F. Marshall wrote: > > On Jul 22, 2011, at 1:37 PM, doug livesey wrote: > > changing the port user to root in macports.conf > > > When I try to edit and save the .conf files

Re: Can't install from a local Portfile (macports 2.0)

2011-07-22 Thread Ryan Schmidt
On Jul 22, 2011, at 15:41, James F. Marshall wrote: > > On Jul 22, 2011, at 1:37 PM, doug livesey wrote: > >> changing the port user to root in macports.conf > > When I try to edit and save the .conf files in TextWranger, I get an error > message that I do not have sufficient privileges. You

Re: Can't install from a local Portfile (macports 2.0)

2011-07-22 Thread James F. Marshall
On Jul 22, 2011, at 1:37 PM, doug livesey wrote: > changing the port user to root in macports.conf When I try to edit and save the .conf files in TextWranger, I get an error message that I do not have sufficient privileges.___ macports-users mailing l

Re: Can't install from a local Portfile (macports 2.0)

2011-07-22 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- changing the port user to root in macports.conf seems to have done the trick -- install currently running, so fingers crossed. On 22 July 2011 21:11, doug livesey wrote: > Hi -- I've been following the instructions here ( > http://guide.macports.org/#development.local-repositories) to try

Can't install from a local Portfile (macports 2.0)

2011-07-22 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I've been following the instructions here ( http://guide.macports.org/#development.local-repositories) to try to install GCC 4.6.1 on my Mac. I've done everything right, I think, but when I try to run the install, I get this error: Error: Unable to execute port: could not read "/Users/dougl