On Oct 14, 2018, at 12:09, M P wrote:
> Yes, I did
> sudo tar xvf
> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports.tar
>
> in
> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/tmp
>
> and went fine
>
> the listing is attached
>
> but still
>
> sudo port install nco
>
> Error: Port nco not found
Right, you won't be able to install ports until you have a ports tree and a
portindex.
I'm sorry, I don't know why MacPorts isn't able to untar the ports tree for
you.
You could manually untar the ports tree in the correct directory and then
manually generate the portindex there:
cd /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs
sudo rm -rf ports
sudo tar xf ports.tar
cd ports
sudo portindex
But that would only be a one-time fix; the problem would happen again anytime
you sync and you would have to repeat those steps.
Or you could configure MacPorts (sources.conf) to use a source other than the
rsync tarball. For example, you could fetch the ports tree from our GitHub
repository. Since I don't know why you're running into problems with the rsync
tarball, I can't predict whether you'll run into problems with other methods.
