db46 install error

[steevg53@…]

Hi, I'm trying to install Macports (via the .dmg file) onto a new 2.3 MacBook Pro (2.3Ghz), and am receiving the following error. Althought error relates to ffmpeg, it's basically the same message at the end of the Macports install. Any help or advice greatly appreciated.

(PS: I tried uninstalling using: sudo port uninstall macports, and then reinstalling - but same situation every time.)

Thanks Steve

Last login: Sun May 22 00:33:21 on ttys000
Steves-MacBook-Pro:~ steve$ sudo port uninstall ffmpeg
Password:
Steves-MacBook-Pro:~ steve$ man ffmpeg
No manual entry for ffmpeg
Steves-MacBook-Pro:~ steve$ sudo port install ffmpeg
--->  Computing dependencies for ffmpeg
--->  Dependencies to be installed: libsdl xorg-libXext xorg-libX11 xorg-libxcb python27 db46 gdbm openssl python_select readline sqlite3 xorg-libpthread-stubs xorg-xcb-proto libxml2 xorg-util-macros xorg-xcmiscproto xorg-xextproto xorg-xf86bigfontproto xorg-xtrans xorg-libXrandr xorg-randrproto xrender xorg-renderproto libtheora libvorbis libvpx yasm schroedinger orc speex texi2html x264
--->  Building db46
Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command failed (see log for details)
Error: Failed to install db46
Log for db46 is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_databases_db46/main.log
Error: The following dependencies were not installed: libsdl xorg-libXext xorg-libX11 xorg-libxcb python27 db46 gdbm openssl python_select readline sqlite3 xorg-libpthread-stubs xorg-xcb-proto libxml2 xorg-util-macros xorg-xcmiscproto xorg-xextproto xorg-xf86bigfontproto xorg-xtrans xorg-libXrandr xorg-randrproto xrender xorg-renderproto libtheora libvorbis libvpx yasm schroedinger orc speex texi2html x264
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
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Steves-MacBook-Pro:~ steve$ 

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to steevg53@…:

(PS: I tried uninstalling using: sudo port uninstall macports, and then reinstalling - but same situation every time.)

"sudo port uninstall macports" is not expected to do anything useful. To ​uninstall MacPorts, read the relevant section in the guide.

Error: Failed to install db46
Log for db46 is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_databases_db46/main.log

You did not attach the main.log so I cannot be certain, but I'm going to assume this is a duplicate of #29115. Please attach main.log and re-open ticket if not.