mac OSX issue

[shattars3d (testtestsp)]

trying to compile FreeRDP open source client, which requires mac ports.

I am retrieving these errors in terminal, while compiling

Error: Failed to activate python27: Image error: /Applications/MacPorts/Python 2.7/IDLE.app/Contents/Info.plist already exists and does not belong to a registered port.  Unable to activate port python27. Use 'port -f activate python27' to force the activation.
Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_python27/python27/main.log for details.
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a bug.
Error: Processing of port FreeRDP failed

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

The Priority field is for use by Macports team members only.

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

In the future, please use WikiFormatting, fill in the Port field and add the port maintainer(s) to Cc (port info --maintainers python27), if any.

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

Based on this:

Error: Failed to activate python27: Image error: /Applications/MacPorts/Python 2.7/IDLE.app/Contents/Info.plist already exists and does not belong to a registered port.  Unable to activate port python27. Use 'port -f activate python27' to force the activation.

Your Macports got corrupted somehow. Perhaps by a 3rd party installer. Since Trac is not for tech support, follow-up on the ​Macports Users mailing list instead.

[kencu (Ken)]

Or I suppose you could just

Use 'port -f activate python27' to force the activation.

and then see if that fixes it for you.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Can happen if Migration Assistant doesn't migrate everything, or sometimes users try to uninstall MacPorts by just deleting /opt/local instead of following the full uninstall instructions. So not necessarily "corrupted". Deleting the existing app bundle from /Applications/MacPorts is a better idea than force-activation as the latter will leave the old files behind with different names.