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Asked: 2026-06-16T19:54:42+00:00

Git used to work fine on my Mac OS X. Today i found it

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Git used to work fine on my Mac OS X. Today i found it not working:

$ git
-bash: git: command not found

I installed previously with Macports. Now if i try again, the following happens:

$ sudo port install git-core
Portfile changed since last build; discarding previous state.
--->  Computing dependencies for git-core
--->  Fetching archive for git-core
--->  Attempting to fetch git-core-1.8.0.2_0+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+python27.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/git-core
--->  Attempting to fetch git-core-1.8.0.2_0+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+python27.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2 from http://mse.uk.packages.macports.org/sites/packages.macports.org/git-core
--->  Attempting to fetch git-core-1.8.0.2_0+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+python27.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2 from http://lil.fr.packages.macports.org/git-core
--->  Fetching distfiles for git-core
--->  Attempting to fetch git-1.8.0.2.tar.gz from http://ykf.ca.distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/mpdistfiles/git-core
--->  Attempting to fetch git-manpages-1.8.0.2.tar.gz from http://ykf.ca.distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/mpdistfiles/git-core
--->  Attempting to fetch git-htmldocs-1.8.0.2.tar.gz from http://ykf.ca.distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/mpdistfiles/git-core
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for git-core
--->  Extracting git-core
--->  Applying patches to git-core
--->  Configuring git-core
--->  Building git-core
--->  Staging git-core into destroot
--->  Installing git-core @1.8.0.2_0+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+python27
--->  Activating git-core @1.8.0.2_0+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+python27
Error: org.macports.activate for port git-core returned: Image error: /opt/local/libexec/git-core/git-subtree already exists and does not belong to a registered port.  Unable to activate port git-core. Use 'port -f activate git-core' to force the activation.
Please see the log file for port git-core for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_devel_git-core/git-core/main.log
To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
    http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
Error: Processing of port git-core failed
21:51 foouser@barhost:~$ sudo port -f activate git-core
--->  The following versions of git-core are currently installed:
--->      git-core @1.7.7.2_0+doc+pcre+python27
--->      git-core @1.7.7.4_0+doc+pcre+python27
--->      git-core @1.7.9_0+doc+pcre+python27
--->      git-core @1.7.9.2_0+doc+pcre+python27
--->      git-core @1.7.9.2_1+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+python27
--->      git-core @1.7.9.4_0+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+python27
--->      git-core @1.7.10_0+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+python27
--->      git-core @1.7.11.3_0+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+python27
--->      git-core @1.7.11.5_0+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+python27
--->      git-core @1.7.12.2_0+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+python27
--->      git-core @1.8.0.1_0+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+python27
--->      git-core @1.8.0.2_0+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+python27
Error: port activate failed: Registry error: Please specify the full version as recorded in the port registry.

It still is not working. How should i restore my beloved git?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The problem is that you have multiple git-core installed on your system. You need to be more precise on which you want to add. Otherwise activate a specific version.

    For example, you can do : 

    sudo port install git-core @1.7.11.3_0+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+python27

    to choose the version 1.7.11.3_0 with the mentioned variants.
    Or the last version by doing : 

    sudo port install git-core @1.8.0.2_0+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+python27
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