port selfupdate: “macPorts sources: command execution failed”

Question

I am trying to selfupdate my Macports, but I am getting the following message:

Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Error synchronizi         


        

Answer 1

There is no /opt/local/bin/macports. The executable you need is /opt/local/bin/port. (Port files are in /opt/local/var/..., which is correct.)

Based on the command execution failed:

• you might have forgotten to run as root.
• port forks the following programs: rsync, tclsh, openssl, tar, chmod, chown. Are these executable and in the PATH? (Is /opt/local/bin in your PATH as well?)

If that doesn't help, run port with -dt to get all sorts of debug info. That might help with finding the problem. Append the interesting parts to your question, maybe.