Hi,
I understand what these messages mean and I have read the Macports Wiki pages
referred to, but I am uncertain what to do next.
1. Do I need to do any cleanup of the failed run before doing anything else?
If so,
what command(s) should I use?
2. I had a local ports tree that I no longer use. I have commented out the
reference
to it in sources.conf but do I need to re-run portindex? Or would that
have been
taken care of when I ran "sudo port selfupdate"? I have not found any way
to
re-index and include just the standard ports.
3. Can I revert to earlier versions of apps and libraries (which could at least
be used
to keep my accountant happy)? If so, what commands should I use? There
are
scores, maybe hundreds, of ports to be reactivated and there are probably
lots
that are old but still active, because the upgrade run never got to them.
4. If I stay with Lion, I understand that I have to uninstall everything, make
some
adjustments to macports.conf and then re-build from source and continue to
do so into the future.
OTOH I could go down to the Apple shop and get them to upgrade me to Sierra
and then I could re-install MacPorts apps from binaries but I would also
have to
upgrade other non-Apple software I depend on a lot every day, mainly
Firefox
and LibreOffice.
Either approach could take days (elapsed) and many hours of computer time.
Which way would be best for me to go?
Go with 4. Update to Sierra, it will save you most trouble in the long
run. No need at all to go to a store to get it done though, just do it
yourself.... Download the updater from the App Store and follow the
instructions. Firefox and LibreOffice might also need updating, if you
haven't kept them up to date, but both will work fine in the newer OS.
cheers Chris
