ports that are outdated but cannot be upgraded.

[Christopher Jones]

> On 30 Mar 2023, at 2:28 am, Kenneth Wolcott <kennethwolcott at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Not too bad.  The uninstall and install from source sequence completed
> fairly quickly.

Chances are you did not need to build from source, as this is only required for specific reasons, like if you pick non-default variants (which the commands you where given do not) or if you are using a non-default installation prefix.

Chris

> 
> Thanks,
> Ken
> 
> On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 10:12 AM Bill Cole
> <macportsusers-20171215 at billmail.scconsult.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On 2023-03-29 at 07:49:28 UTC-0400 (Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:49:28 +0100)
>> Christopher Jones <jonesc at hep.phy.cam.ac.uk>
>> is rumored to have said:
>> 
>>> Hio,
>>> 
>>> Your problem is precisely what it says at the end
>>> 
>>>> Error: Failed to configure libtorrent-rasterbar: boost176 must be
>>>> installed with +python311.
>>> 
>>> you will likely have it installed with a different python version
>>> selected, and port respects this as your ‘choice’. You need to
>>> uninstall boost176 and reinstall it with the new default variants.
>> 
>> I agree 100%. Simple commands:
>> 
>> port uninstall boost176
>> port install boost176
>> 
>> Beware: building Boost from source is painfully slow.
>> 
>> 
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