Dependency 'py27-libxml2' not found

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OS X 10.5.8 XCode 3.1.2 MacPorts 2.2.1

$ sudo port install ImageMagick
--->  Computing dependencies for ImageMagick
Error: Dependency 'py27-libxml2' not found.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Don't know why; py27-libxml2 exists on my system.

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What can I do to support?

I get a similar message for:

$ sudo port install py-pil
--->  Computing dependencies for py-pil
Error: Dependency 'py27-pil' not found.

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

Please use the ​Macports Users mailing list for tech support.

The first thing to try, however, is:

sudo port selfupdate

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sudo port selfupdate

That was the very first thing I did this morning :(

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WTF!

    Status changed from new to closed
    Resolution set to worksforme

I wish I could act like that at work :(

[neverpanic (Clemens Lang)]

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WTF!

    Status changed from new to closed
    Resolution set to worksforme

The Portfile for py27-libxml2 is in the repository at source:trunk/dports/python/py-libxml2/Portfile​, so it's not a missing Portfile. You get that message when your PortIndex does not contain py27-libxml2. The PortIndex generated on the server-side is hosted at rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/PortIndex_darwin_9_powerpc/PortIndex and rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/PortIndex_darwin_9_i386/PortIndex. Both contain the entry for py27-libxml2, so this is not a problem with our setup but a problem with your local installation. Because of that, this is very likely not a bug, and trac isn't the right place to discuss this. You should write to the macports-users mailing list if you can't figure out what's wrong on your own, and that's what you've been told.

Try running selfupdate with debug output, see if you can spot any potential problems. If that doesn't help, delete your PortIndex and run selfupdate again. If that doesn't help, go to the MacPorts-users mailing list, explain your problem and ask for help.

I wish I could act like that at work :(

MacPorts is a community-supported open source project. Please understand that we're all volunteers here. You're not entitled to personal support and even though that may seem harsh, a ticket on trac on an issue that seems to only happen on a single user's computer is not considered good use of their (free!) time by most devs. The mailing list however is full of people that are willing to help.