id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version resolution keywords cc port 14061 """port contents"" in a non-port directory causes 38 lines of error spew" ryandesign jmpp@… "I think this error output can be shortened considerably: {{{ $ cd $ port contents Can't map the URL 'file://.' to a port description file (""Could not find Portfile in /Users/rschmidt""). Please verify that the directory and portfile syntax are correct. To use the current port, you must be in a port's directory. (you might also see this message if a pseudo-port such as outdated or installed expands to no ports). Registry error: @0_0 not registered as installed. while executing ""open_entry $name"" (procedure ""receipt_flat::port_registered"" line 16) invoked from within ""${macports::registry.format}::port_registered $name"" (procedure ""registry::port_registered"" line 3) invoked from within ""registry::port_registered $portname"" invoked from within ""set files [registry::port_registered $portname]"" (""uplevel"" body line 2) invoked from within ""uplevel 1 $block"" (procedure ""foreachport"" line 16) invoked from within ""foreachport $portlist { set files [registry::port_registered $portname] if { $files != 0 } { if { [llength $files] > 0 } {..."" (procedure ""action_contents"" line 4) invoked from within ""$action_proc $action $portlist [array get global_options]"" (procedure ""process_cmd"" line 60) invoked from within ""process_cmd $remaining_args"" invoked from within ""if { [llength $remaining_args] > 0 } { # If there are remaining arguments, process those as a command # Exit immediately, by default, unless..."" (file ""/opt/local/bin/port"" line 2706) $ }}} Perhaps to fix this we need something like in #13284." defect closed Normal MacPorts 1.7.0 base 1.7.0 fixed