moar (better than less) conflicts with moarVM (needed for Raku)

[Austin Ziegler]

`sudo port install moar +pager` should work after an update.

On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 12:23 AM Kenneth Wolcott <kennethwolcott at gmail.com>
wrote:

> AWESOME!
>
> On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 9:13 PM Austin Ziegler <halostatue at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, Kenneth.
> >
> > I finally got around to figuring out how to resolve this[1] and have
> opened a
> > new PR[2] which, if accepted, will allow you to install moar with the
> +pager
> > variant, bypassing the mutual conflict on both sides (so you can install
> > moar +pager before MoarVM or vice-versa). moar will be called moar-pager
> > with the +pager variant, so any configuration you do to $PAGER will need
> > to be updated to use moar-pager instead of moar.
> >
> > riff and ugrep, if used, will be patched to recognize moar-pager in
> addition
> > to moar as a pager.
> >
> > -a
> >
> > [1] https://trac.macports.org/ticket/6849
> > [2] https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/21604
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 9:16 PM Kenneth Wolcott <
> kennethwolcott at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi;
> >>
> >>   I noticed today that when trying to build moar port from source that
> >> port stops immediately by stating the previously-known conflict with
> >> MoarVM rather than building it first and then complaining when the
> >> installation occurs and the conflict is readily apparent.  This is an
> >> improvement; thanks to those who improved this.  It would be great to
> >> have both co-exist peacefully, however.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Ken
> >>
> >> On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 6:53 PM Austin Ziegler <halostatue at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > This is a known issue with no useful response from the upstream
> maintainer: https://github.com/walles/moar/issues/143
> >> >
> >> > IMO, MacPorts should either make the choice to change the `moar`
> pager binary to `moar-pager` or set up a conflicting package rule.
> >> >
> >> > As I was looking for examples of this, I noticed that the moreutils
> port excludes its version of parallel, which is easier to use in simple
> cases than GNU parallel — so that's somewhat disappointing. Maybe we can
> bring that back as a variant (moreutils+parallel) or a separate port
> (moreutils-parallel).
> >> >
> >> > -a
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 8:21 PM Kenneth Wolcott <
> kennethwolcott at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi;
> >> >>
> >> >> Since I have already installed raku I cannot install moar because
> moar
> >> >> conflicts with moarvm required by Raku.
> >> >>
> >> >> Looks like "moar" (which is better than "less") needs to be renamed
> >> >> somehow or internally there is a conflict. Trimmed error output is
> >> >> enclosed below.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> Ken Wolcott
> >> >>
> >> >> .............
> >> >> Error: Failed to activate moar: Image error: /opt/local/bin/moar is
> >> >> being used by the active MoarVM port.  Please deactivate this port
> >> >> first, or use 'port -f activate moar' to force the activation.
> >> >>     while executing
> >> >> "throw registry::image-error $msg"
> >> >>     ("foreach" body line 47)
> >> >>     invoked from within
> >> >> "foreach file $imagefiles {
> >> >>                 set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}"
> >> >>
> >> >>                 # To be able to install links, we test if we can
> lst..."
> >> >>     invoked from within
> >> >> "registry::write {
> >> >>             foreach file $imagefiles {
> >> >>                 set srcfile "${extracted_dir}${file}"
> >> >>
> >> >>                 # To be able to instal..."
> >> >> Error: See
> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_moar/moar/main.log
> >> >> for details.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Austin Ziegler • halostatue at gmail.com • austin at halostatue.ca
> >> > http://www.halostatue.ca/ • http://twitter.com/halostatue
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Austin Ziegler • halostatue at gmail.com • austin at halostatue.ca
> > http://www.halostatue.ca/ • http://twitter.com/halostatue
>


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