I did something stupid and now can't uninstall a port

[Jeremy Lavergne]

Just a couple shell things to try:

Have you tried using single quotes around the portname?

How about using a double hyphen before portname e.g. `-- portname`?

On 12/19/2017 08:24 PM, Ken Cunningham wrote:
> I have a port I'm working on, with a gui subport:
> 
> sheepshaver
> sheepshaver-gui
> 
> I accidentally made a typo installing the subport, and I typed this:
> 
> sudo port -v install  subport=sheepshaver=gui
> 
> 
> now I have a port installed like this:
> 
> $ port -v installed | grep sheep
>  sheepshaver=gui @20171215_0 (active) platform='darwin 10' archs='x86_64' date='2017-12-19T16:50:16-0800'
> 
> 
> and I can't uninstall it:
> 
> $ sudo port uninstall sheepshaver=gui
> 
> (does nothing)
> 
> $ sudo port uninstall sheepshaver
> 
> (does nothing)
> 
> $ port -v installed | grep sheep
>  sheepshaver=gui @20171215_0 (active) platform='darwin 10' archs='x86_64' date='2017-12-19T16:50:16-0800'
> 
> 
> I can't seem to uninstall, deactivate, or otherwise work with this port.
> 
> If I install sheepshaver, and then try to 
> 
> $ sudo port uninstall sheepshaver=gui
> 
> it uninstalls sheepshaver, but leaves sheepshaver=gui behind.
> 
> Weirdness.
> 
> Ken
>