On Dec 21, 2021, at 13:17, dan d. wrote: > Ok, I will do so the next time it happens. I don't recall seeing the > "deactivate" prompt.
The message I thought you were referring to is: https://github.com/macports/macports-base/blob/master/src/registry2.0/portimage.tcl#L597 Image error: $file is being used by the active [$owner name] port. Please deactivate this port first, or use 'port -f activate [$port name]' to force the activation.
