Hello Christoph, How are you? Have you tried to deactivate the ‘gdb’ first as the message suggests?
port deactivate gdb Then you may be able to install ‘binutils’ and activate the ‘gdb’ again. — Best wishes, Maxim Maxim Abalenkov \\ [email protected] +44 7 486 486 505 \\ www.maxim.abalenkov.uk > On 7 Aug 2023, at 08:13, Christoph Kukulies <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I was trying to sudo port install binutils and got this: > > $ sudo port install binutils > Password: > ---> Computing dependencies for binutils > ---> Fetching archive for binutils > ---> Attempting to fetch binutils-2.39_1.darwin_20.x86_64.tbz2 from > https://packages.macports.org/binutils > ---> Attempting to fetch binutils-2.39_1.darwin_20.x86_64.tbz2.rmd160 from > https://packages.macports.org/binutils > ---> Installing binutils @2.39_1 > ---> Activating binutils @2.39_1 > Error: Failed to activate binutils: Image error: > /opt/local/include/ansidecl.h is being used by the active gdb port. Please > deactivate this port first, or use 'port -f activate binutils' to force the > activation. > while executing > "throw registry::image-error $msg" > ("foreach" body line 47) > invoked from within > "foreach file $imagefiles { > set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}" > > # To be able to install links, we test if we can lst..." > invoked from within > "registry::write { > foreach file $imagefiles { > set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}" > > # To be able to instal..." > Error: See > /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_binutils/binutils/main.log > for details. > Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets if you believe > there is a bug. > Error: Processing of port binutils failed > $ > > How can I get around? > > -- > Christoph >
