python310: Image error: /Applications/MacPorts/Python 3.10/IDLE.app/Contents/Info.plist already exists and does not belong to a registered port

[punkish (punkish)]

$ tail -50 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_lang_python310/python310/main.log
:debug:install removing file: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_lang_python310/python310/work/destroot/+CONTENTS
:debug:install removing file: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_lang_python310/python310/work/destroot/+DESC
:debug:install removing file: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_lang_python310/python310/work/destroot/+COMMENT
:debug:install dropping privileges: euid changed to 502, egid changed to 501.
:debug:activate activate phase started at Fri Sep 20 19:10:16 CEST 2024
:debug:activate elevating privileges for activate: euid changed to 0, egid changed to 0.
:debug:activate Executing org.macports.activate (python310)
:msg:activate --->  Activating python310 @3.10.15_0+lto+optimizations
:error:activate Failed to activate python310: Image error: /Applications/MacPorts/Python 3.10/IDLE.app/Contents/Info.plist already exists and does not belong to a registered port.  Unable to activate port python310. Use 'port -f activate python310' to force the activation.
:error:activate     while executing
:error:activate "throw registry::image-error $msg"
:error:activate     ("foreach" body line 77)
:error:activate     invoked from within
:error:activate "foreach file $imagefiles {
:error:activate                 incr progress_step
:error:activate                 _progress update $progress_step $progress_total_steps
:error:activate                 se..."
:error:activate     invoked from within
:error:activate "registry::write {
:error:activate             foreach file $imagefiles {
:error:activate                 incr progress_step
:error:activate                 _progress update $progress_step $progress_..."
:debug:activate Error code: registry::image-error
:debug:activate Backtrace: Image error: /Applications/MacPorts/Python 3.10/IDLE.app/Contents/Info.plist already exists and does not belong to a registered port.  Unable to activate port python310. Use 'port -f activate python310' to force the activation.
:debug:activate     while executing
:debug:activate "throw registry::image-error $msg"
:debug:activate     ("foreach" body line 77)
:debug:activate     invoked from within
:debug:activate "foreach file $imagefiles {
:debug:activate                 incr progress_step
:debug:activate                 _progress update $progress_step $progress_total_steps
:debug:activate                 se..."
:debug:activate     invoked from within
:debug:activate "registry::write {
:debug:activate             foreach file $imagefiles {
:debug:activate                 incr progress_step
:debug:activate                 _progress update $progress_step $progress_..."
:debug:activate     while executing
:debug:activate "throw [dict get $eOptions -errorcode] [dict get $eOptions -errorinfo]"
:debug:activate     (procedure "_activate_contents" line 256)
:debug:activate     invoked from within
:debug:activate "_activate_contents $requested $rename_list"
:debug:activate     (procedure "portimage::activate" line 65)
:debug:activate     invoked from within
:debug:activate "registry_activate $subport $_inregistry_version $_inregistry_revision $_inregistry_variants $reg_options"
:debug:activate     (procedure "portactivate::activate_main" line 20)
:debug:activate     invoked from within
:debug:activate "$procedure $targetname"
:debug:activate dropping privileges: euid changed to 502, egid changed to 501.
:error:activate See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_lang_python310/python310/main.log for details.

[punkish (punkish)]

I made a mistake opening this as a new ticket. Actually, I got this error when trying once again to install upx. I removed and reinstalled the commandlinetools (which led to successfully being able to install hugo and tippecanoe, both of which had failed earlier). Then I tried to install upx. This time it ran further than before but failed with the above error (python310 related). This really should be a part of #70834(​https://trac.macports.org/ticket/70834)

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

It's a completely different problem from #70834 so let's handle this new issue in this new ticket. Let's keep things to one issue per ticket please.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

This is usually the result of an incomplete attempt to uninstall MacPorts or an incomplete migration from another system.