Error: org.macports.install for port rsync returned: no destroot

[christopherbalz@…]

I initially got this error when installing port git. To try to fix that, I uninstalled rsync (both ports that I had), and attempted the install below:

$ sudo port install rsync
--->  Computing dependencies for rsync
--->  Installing rsync @3.1.1_0
Error: org.macports.install for port rsync returned: no destroot found at: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_net_rsync/rsync/work/destroot
Please see the log file for port rsync for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_net_rsync/rsync/main.log

Escalating privileges back to root.
:debug:install euid changed to: 0. egid changed to: 0.
:debug:install Executing org.macports.install (rsync)
:debug:install Using /usr/bin/tar
:debug:install Using /usr/bin/bzip2
:error:install org.macports.install for port rsync returned: no destroot found at: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_net_rsync/rsync/work/destroot
:debug:install Error code: NONE
:debug:install Backtrace: no destroot found at: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_net_rsync/rsync/work/destroot
    while executing
"create_archive $location $portarchivetype"
    (procedure "portinstall::install_main" line 22)
    invoked from within
"portinstall::install_main org.macports.install"
    ("eval" body line 1)
    invoked from within
"eval $procedure $targetname"
:info:install Warning: targets not executed for rsync: org.macports.activate org.macports.install
:notice:install Please see the log file for port rsync for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_net_rsync/rsync/main.log

[larryv (Lawrence Velázquez)]

Try running sudo port clean rsync, and then install again.

[christopherbalz@…]

Thanks, that worked to fix the result of a bug in MacPorts.