[magick-users] unable to install, please help

[Rich Cook]

This is not an ImageMagick problem -- it is a Darwin Ports (a package  
manager for Mac OS X) problem -- I suggest you install Fink and try  
that.  Or reinstall/upgrade/fix your Darwin Ports installation.

On Nov 21, 2007, at 12:02 PM, magick-users-request at imagemagick.org  
wrote:

> From: Henry Cline <silsurf at gmail.com>
> Date: November 21, 2007 10:11:13 AM PST
> To: "magick-users at imagemagick.org" <magick-users at imagemagick.org>
> Subject: [magick-users] unable to install, please help
>
>
>>
>
>> Hello,
>> I am trying to install imagemagick and thus far have found no  
>> success,
>> I receive two errors in attempting to install. I am not much of a
>> terminal user, so all my guidance is coming from existing online  
>> help.
>>
>> If I attempt to install via:
>> sudo port install ImageMagick
>>
>> I get the error:
>> invalid command name "destroot.violate_mtree"
>>
>>
>> If I attempt to install via the suggested:
>> port install ImageMagick +no_x11
>>
>> I get:
>> Error: Unable to execute port:
>> /opt/local/var/macports/build/ 
>> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_grap 
>> hics_ImageMagick/work/.macports.ImageMagick.state
>> is not writable - check permission on port directory
>>
>> All help greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Henry
>
>

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