> On 3 Jan 2022, at 11:54 pm, Michael Newman via macports-users
> <macports-users@lists.macports.org> wrote:
>
> When I periodically update MacPorts I also run:
>
> sudo port -f uninstall inactive
Why are you using the -f option here. That could force something to happen that
might not be a good idea. Generally speaking you should not use it as a matter
of course, and only when you really need to, for some specific reason.
>
> This seemed to work fine until last month when ffmpeg was uninstalled. I
> reinstalled and forgot about it.
>
> But, it happened again yesterday:
>
> ---> Deactivating ffmpeg @4.4.1_1+gpl2
> ---> Cleaning ffmpeg
> ---> Uninstalling ffmpeg @4.4.1_1+gpl2
> ---> Cleaning ffmpeg
>
> So, I reinstalled and tried:
>
> MrMuscle:~ mnewman$ sudo port -f uninstall inactive
> Password:
> Error: No ports matched the given expression
>
> I checked the "requested" ports here from a file I created for the Big Sur
> migration:
>
> MrMuscle:~ mnewman$ ls -la /Users/mnewman/Desktop/requested.txt
> -rwxrwxrwx@ 1 mnewman staff 359 Jun 8 2021
> /Users/mnewman/Desktop/requested.txt*
> MrMuscle:~ mnewman$ grep ffmpeg /Users/mnewman/Desktop/requested.txt
> ffmpeg
>
> So, ffmpeg is definitely a requested port.
>
> I'm baffled. What's going on here?
Are you sure you don’t still have a version of ffmpeg installed ? The above
only temoved inactive ports, it did not uninstall any active ports.
>
> Mike Newman
> Korat, Thailand
>