git-core faiis to install on mac 10.7; python issue

[fgermano@…]

following set up git mercurial for mac instructions git-core fails to install failed to locate xz in path installed python 2.7.3 directly reran port for git-core ---> Computing dependencies for git-core ---> Dependencies to be installed: python27 rsync popt ---> Extracting python27 Error: org.macports.extract for port python27 returned: Failed to locate 'xz' in path: '/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin' or at its MacPorts configuration time location, did you move it? Error: Failed to install python27 Please see the log file for port python27 for details:

/opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_python27/python27/main.log

Error: The following dependencies were not installed: python27 rsync popt To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:

​http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets

Error: Processing of port git-core failed