sudo port -v selfupdate fails

[hasane@…]

Hasan-Edains-MacBook-Pro:~ hasanedain$ sudo port -v selfupdate
Password:
list element in quotes followed by ">" instead of space
    while executing
"lindex $entry 0"
    (procedure "_mports_load_quickindex" line 32)
    invoked from within
"_mports_load_quickindex"
    (procedure "mportinit" line 522)
    invoked from within
"mportinit ui_options global_options global_variations"
Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize MacPorts, list element in quotes followed by ">" instead of space

I used the MacPorts-1.9.1.pkg on my Macbook Pro running OSX 10.6.4 XCode version 3.2.3 (4.0 SDK)

I get the same error when I try to install another package.

In my search I found defect 322 which was closed 7 years ago as being invalid.

I have tried to add a URL to my /opt/local/etc/macports/sources.conf as specified by: ​http://www.rabbitmq.com/macports.html

I did this in a visual text editor, and it is possible I introduced non-visible characters in doing so. I have since removed the line, and reinstalled macports, but that file may not be re-ritten in an install?

[hasane@…]

Replying to hasane@…:

Hasan-Edains-MacBook-Pro:~ hasanedain$ sudo port -v selfupdate Password: list element in quotes followed by ">" instead of space

while executing

"lindex $entry 0"

(procedure "_mports_load_quickindex" line 32) invoked from within

"_mports_load_quickindex"

(procedure "mportinit" line 522) invoked from within

"mportinit ui_options global_options global_variations" Error: /opt/local/bin/port: Failed to initialize MacPorts, list element in quotes followed by ">" instead of space

I used the MacPorts-1.9.1.pkg on my Macbook Pro running OSX 10.6.4 XCode version 3.2.3 (4.0 SDK)

I get the same error when I try to install another package.

In my search I found defect 322 which was closed 7 years ago as being invalid.

I have tried to add a URL to my /opt/local/etc/macports/sources.conf as specified by: ​http://www.rabbitmq.com/macports.html

I did this in a visual text editor, and it is possible I introduced non-visible characters in doing so. I have since removed the line, and reinstalled macports, but that file may not be re-ritten in an install?

I have double checked the sources.conf. I had not introduced hidden characters, but there was a url that once commented out seems to work. ​http://trac.macports.org/wiki/Mirrors

[hasane@…]

Given the commenting out seems to work, there is really no need for action. A note in the documentation about a new URL, or some such would have saved me some time.