Error: process_command_files failed: fopen(/Users/user/.macports/history): No such file or directory

[eudocimus (K. S.)]

A fresh install into an up to date Ventura machine, any attempt to use the cli interface results in termination:

user@mymac ~ % sudo port
Password:
MacPorts 2.10.2
Entering shell mode... ("help" for help, "quit" to quit)
[Users/user] > help
Error: process_command_files failed: fopen(/Users/user/.macports/history): No such file or directory
user@mymac ~ %

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

In e78810387daf5a9f3367f436de053a668882ba96/macports-base (master):

port: fix creation of user dir

Closes: #71143

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Workaround is to manually mkdir -p ~/.macports.