On Jun 6, 2021, at 12:41, Bill Cole wrote: > Not sure where the bug is here, but it's evident in 'port reclaim'. > > The p5-* ports are basically placeholders for the p5.##- ports. I *think* > I've even worked out the right way to use that construct to make Perl > upgrades simpler, so I use the p5-* ports: > > $ sudo port install p5-net-cidr p5-term-readline p5-test-fatal > ---> Computing dependencies for p5-net-cidr > The following dependencies will be installed: p5.30-net-cidr > Continue? [Y/n]: y > ---> Fetching archive for p5.30-net-cidr > ---> Attempting to fetch > p5.30-net-cidr-0.200.0_0.darwin_18.noarch.tbz2 from > https://ywg.ca.packages.macports.org/mirror/macports/packages/p5.30-net-cidr > ---> Attempting to fetch > p5.30-net-cidr-0.200.0_0.darwin_18.noarch.tbz2.rmd160 from > https://ywg.ca.packages.macports.org/mirror/macports/packages/p5.30-net-cidr > ---> Installing p5.30-net-cidr @0.200.0_0 > ---> Activating p5.30-net-cidr @0.200.0_0 > ---> Cleaning p5.30-net-cidr > ---> Cleaning p5-net-cidr > ---> Computing dependencies for p5-term-readline > The following dependencies will be installed: p5.30-term-readline > Continue? [Y/n]: y > ---> Fetching archive for p5.30-term-readline > ---> Attempting to fetch > p5.30-term-readline-1.140.0_0.darwin_18.noarch.tbz2 from > https://ywg.ca.packages.macports.org/mirror/macports/packages/p5.30-term-readline > ---> Attempting to fetch > p5.30-term-readline-1.140.0_0.darwin_18.noarch.tbz2.rmd160 from > https://ywg.ca.packages.macports.org/mirror/macports/packages/p5.30-term-readline > ---> Installing p5.30-term-readline @1.140.0_0 > ---> Activating p5.30-term-readline @1.140.0_0 > ---> Cleaning p5.30-term-readline > ---> Cleaning p5-term-readline > ---> Computing dependencies for p5-test-fatal > The following dependencies will be installed: p5.30-test-fatal > Continue? [Y/n]: y > ---> Fetching archive for p5.30-test-fatal > ---> Attempting to fetch > p5.30-test-fatal-0.16.0_0.darwin_18.noarch.tbz2 from > https://ywg.ca.packages.macports.org/mirror/macports/packages/p5.30-test-fatal > ---> Attempting to fetch > p5.30-test-fatal-0.16.0_0.darwin_18.noarch.tbz2.rmd160 from > https://ywg.ca.packages.macports.org/mirror/macports/packages/p5.30-test-fatal > ---> Installing p5.30-test-fatal @0.16.0_0 > ---> Activating p5.30-test-fatal @0.16.0_0 > ---> Cleaning p5.30-test-fatal > ---> Cleaning p5-test-fatal > ---> Scanning binaries for linking errors > ---> No broken files found. > ---> No broken ports found. > > Perfectly normal, right? > > However, immediately after doing that, I did a reclaim and got a surprise: > > $ sudo port -v reclaim > ---> Checking for unnecessary unrequested ports > Unrequested ports without requested dependents found: > p5.30-test-fatal @0.16.0_0 > p5.30-net-cidr @0.200.0_0 > p5.30-term-readline @1.140.0_0 > Would you like to uninstall them? [Y/n]: n > > And the dependency map is not reversible: > > $ port deps p5-net-cidr > Full Name: p5-net-cidr @0.200.0_0 > Library Dependencies: p5.30-net-cidr > $ port rdependents p5.30-net-cidr > p5.30-net-cidr has no dependents.
Yes, the p5 ports are a bit weird in that regard. The p5-* ports can be installed -- they install essentially nothing (a placeholder text file) themselves but depend on e.g. the corresponding p5.30-* port which then gets installed. But also, the p5-* ports are marked as being replaced_by the corresponding p5.30-* port. This is unusual. Normally, when a port uses the replaced_by feature, the port also prevents itself from being able to be installed. The php-* and python-* ports do not use the replaced_by feature in this way; maybe the p5-* ports shouldn't do that either. Maybe that would cure the issue you observed.
