[MacPorts] #7361: BUG: activation status of dependencies is not checked before installation

[MacPorts]

#7361: BUG: activation status of dependencies is not checked before installation
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  Reporter:  opendarwin.nospam at vercruesse.de  |       Owner:  macports-tickets at lists.macosforge.org
      Type:  defect                           |      Status:  new                                  
  Priority:  High                             |   Milestone:  MacPorts base bugs                   
 Component:  base                             |     Version:                                       
Resolution:                                   |    Keywords:                                       
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Changes (by rhwood at macports.org):

 * cc: rhwood at macports.org (added)

Comment:

 This bug has bitten us badly with the replacement of scrollkeeper with
 rarian. The problem was that for the most part, rarian was automatically
 installed as a dependency of other ports before scrollkeeper could be
 removed, so rarian is sitting around inactive on systems where it should
 be active.

 See also #14971

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