dominion won't launch: cannot open the update time file <last_update> for writing

[jazzyguy@…]

install was complete. I got the following error message after the build and when trying to launch port:

Last login: Sat Jun 28 14:41:06 on ttys000
Macintosh:~ benfried$ sudo port install dominion
Password:
--->  Fetching dominion
--->  Attempting to fetch dominion-2.8.2.tar.gz from http://www.galassi.org/mark/dominion/
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for dominion
--->  Extracting dominion
--->  Applying patches to dominion
--->  Configuring dominion
--->  Building dominion with target all
--->  Staging dominion into destroot
--->  Installing dominion 2.8.2_0
--->  Activating dominion 2.8.2_0
--->  Cleaning dominion
Macintosh:~ benfried$ dominion
cannot open the update time file <last_update> for writing
Macintosh:~ benfried$ dominion
cannot open the update time file <last_update> for writing
Macintosh:~ benfried$ 

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to jazzyguy@…:

cannot open the update time file <last_update> for writing

I agree, this does happen. You should report this problem to the developers of dominion.

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Milestone Port Bugs deleted

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

It is also ​reported on the dominion-discuss mailing list.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

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