python26 2.6.2r3 fails when staging in to destroot on 10.4 with +universal

[asb@…]

python 26 fails while "Staging python26 into destroot":

DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH=/Users/asb/macports/var/macports/build/_Users_asb_macports_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_lang_python26/work/Python-2.6.2: arch -i386 -ppc ../python.exe ./scripts/cachersrc.py -v /Users/asb/macports/var/macports/build/_Users_asb_macports_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_lang_python26/work/destroot/Users/asb/macports/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/plat-mac /Users/asb/macports/var/macports/build/_Users_asb_macports_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_lang_python26/work/destroot/Users/asb/macports/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/Mac/Tools
*error: arch takes no arguments
make[1]: *** [installmacsubtree] Error 255
make: *** [frameworkinstallmaclib] Error 2

Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

It seems arch learned new capabilities in 10.5 which weren't present in 10.4. I'm not sure what the correct fix is in this case, but I found at least two references to this problem in other contexts: ​[1] ​[2]

[blb@…]

Looks like a reinplace is a bit aggressive in the universal variant; should be fixed in r55822. At least 30 minutes after this, try

sudo port clean --work python26
sudo port selfupdate

then try your original install again.