id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version resolution keywords cc port 56721 exec_as_uid sometimes incorrectly drops privileges before returning Gord-Butler jmroot "During an attempt to upgrade ports (version 2.5.2 on OSX 10.9), avahi could not be rebuilt because MacPorts couldn't build a directory. The error message given is below. {{{ Error: Couldn't activate avahi 0.7_3+gtk+gtk3+quartz: can't create directory ""/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_net_avahi"": permission denied Error: rev-upgrade failed: Error rebuilding avahi }}} " defect closed Normal MacPorts 2.5.3 base 2.5.2 fixed