expat: sqlite error: attempt to write a readonly database (8)

[avi.meth@…]

I have snow leopard & xcode 3.2.6. When I try to run port install git-flow, I get the following error:

Error: org.macports.install for port expat returned: no destroot found at: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_expat/expat/work/destroot
Error: Failed to install expat
Error: The following dependencies were not installed: getopt gettext expat libiconv ncurses git-core curl curl-ca-bundle libidn openssl zlib p5.12-error perl5.12 gdbm p5.12-term-readkey pcre bzip2 libedit python27 db46 python_select sqlite3 rsync popt
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Error: Processing of port git-flow failed

Any ideas?

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

This is #29223. "sudo port clean expat" and try again. Cleaning and trying again is the first thing you should try anytime any port fails to install.

[avi.meth@…]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

This is #29223. "sudo port clean expat" and try again. Cleaning and trying again is the first thing you should try anytime any port fails to install.

now I'm getting the following error:

--->  Fetching archive for expat
--->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0_0.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/expat
--->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0_0.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2.rmd160 from http://packages.macports.org/expat
--->  Installing expat @2.1.0_0
Error: org.macports.install for port expat returned: sqlite error: attempt to write a readonly database (8)
Error: Failed to install expat

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Don't forget to use WikiFormatting when writing in Trac.

I wonder why the SQLite database is read-only. It should be writeable, assuming you used "sudo" when installing. Attach the main.log if that doesn't help you resolve the problem.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Closing due to lack of response.