"port activate" and TCL issue with Jaguar

[skuld@…]

I'm trying to use DarwinPorts with MacOS X 10.2.8, I get the following error message when trying to install any port :

skuld@peorth# sudo port install cotvnc ---> Fetching cotvnc ---> Verifiying checksul(s) for cotvnc ---> Extracting cotvnc ---> Configuring cotvnc ---> Building cotvnc ---> Staging cotvnc into destroot ---> Installing cotvnc 1.3.6_0 ---> Activating cotvnc 1.3.6_0 Error: Target com.apple.activate returned: bad option "link": must be atime, attribute, channels, copy, delete, dirname, executable, exists, extension, isdirectory, isfile, join, lstat, mtime, mkdir, nativename, owned, pathtype, readable, readlink, rename, rootname, size, split, stat, tail, type, volumes, or writeable

If I start "tclsh" then enter "file link", I get the same error message.

My tcl binaries are : lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 8 Sep 12 10:13 /usr/bin/tclsh -> tclsh8.3 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 9736 Jun 20 09:21 /usr/bin/tclsh8.3

[wbb4@…]

You need to edit /etc/ports/ports.conf and change the line:

portinstalltype image

to:

portinstalltype direct

This is a known issue. Jaguar ships with Tcl 8.3 which doesn't support [file link], and thus doesn't support using images.

[skuld@…]

OK, thanks for your help.

I think this tip should be put into the DarwinPorts installation chapter of the manual.

[wbb4@…]

I've updated the README and I will update the Guide momentarily. Thanks!