On Aug 6, 2020, at 17:15, David Naumann wrote:
> After initial trouble with this port,
The same permission denied error you're having now, or something different?
> I cleaned up and re-installed all my other ports, as follows:
> sudo port -fp uninstall --follow-dependents installed
> sudo port install coreutils gnupg2 emacs-app python38 rcs opam swi-prolog
> libxml2 pkgconfig
> All worked fine.
> But this fails:
>
>> sudo port install gtksourceview3 +quartz
> Error: Unable to execute port: couldn't open
> "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_gnome_gtksourceview3/gtksourceview3/work/.macports.gtksourceview3.state":
> permission denied
>
> Yet the file exists:
>> ls -l
>> /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_gnome_gtksourceview3/gtksourceview3/work/.macports.gtksourceview3.state
>>
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 216 Aug 3 17:31
> /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_gnome_gtksourceview3/gtksourceview3/work/.macports.gtksourceview3.state
Curious. I'm not sure why it wouldn't have permission.
> Note that I don't have a macports user; all my other ports are successfully
> installing under root.
Why don't you have a macports user?
> Is it safe to just delete everything under build/ and try again?
Sure.
