[Pythonmac-SIG] Image error activation problems

[Ned Deily]

In article 
<CABGYGEyW1yGL6Oief8jEh891PKnPOHkazKuH=DFaqDuG1mToZw at mail.gmail.com>,
 Mark Livingstone <livingstonemark at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a current mac ports install. Sometime about a month or so ago my two
> machines started getting these sorts of errors. Now it seems like every
> time I try to update mac ports I have to fix these. Whenever I check, there
> are many (sometimes over a dozen) of old versions of stuff which I have to
> manually fix.
> 
> Short of nuke and restart, is there a way to fix this?

In general, the MacPorts Users list is probably the best place to ask 
such questions:

https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users

But, a couple of suggestions.  Make sure your installation is really 
up-to-date:

sudo port selfupdate
sudo port -u upgrade outdated

Also, make sure you have py27-setuptools installed and not the 
now-obsolete py27-distribute.  You could also uninstall the older 
versions:

sudo port uninstall py27-six @1.4.1_0
sudo port uninstall py27-six @1.3.0_0

AFAIK, that egg-info file should be being installed as part of py27-six 
@1.5.2_0.


> renaissance:src mlivingstone$ sudo port install py27-six
> Password:
> --->  Computing dependencies for py27-six
> --->  Activating py27-six @1.5.2_0
> Error: org.macports.activate for port py27-six returned: Image error:
> /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site
> -packages/six-1.5.2-py2.7.egg-info
> already exists and does not belong to a registered port.  Unable to
> activate port py27-six. Use 'port -f activate py27-six' to force the
> activation.
> Please see the log file for port py27-six for details:
> 
> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.or
> g_release_tarballs_ports_python_py-six/py27-six/main.log
> To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
>     http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
> Error: Processing of port py27-six failed
> renaissance:src mlivingstone$ sudo port -f activate py27-six
> --->  The following versions of py27-six are currently installed:
> --->      py27-six @1.3.0_0
> --->      py27-six @1.4.1_0
> --->      py27-six @1.5.2_0
> Error: port activate failed: Registry error: Please specify the full
> version as recorded in the port registry.
> renaissance:src mlivingstone$ sudo port -f uninstall py27-six at 1.3.0_0
> --->  Uninstalling py27-six @1.3.0_0
> --->  Cleaning py27-six
> renaissance:src mlivingstone$ sudo port -f uninstall py27-six at 1.4.1_0
> --->  Uninstalling py27-six @1.4.1_0
> --->  Cleaning py27-six
> renaissance:src mlivingstone$ sudo port -f activate py27-six
> --->  Computing dependencies for py27-six
> --->  Activating py27-six @1.5.2_0
> Warning: File
> /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site
> -packages/six-1.5.2-py2.7.egg-info
> already exists.  Moving to:
> /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site
> -packages/six-1.5.2-py2.7.egg-info.mp_1392341561.
> --->  Cleaning py27-six
> renaissance:src mlivingstone$

-- 
 Ned Deily,
 nad at acm.org