[MacPorts] #16085: port deactivates then activates active dependency if more than one "latest" version of a port is installed

[MacPorts]

#16085: port deactivates then activates active dependency if more than one "latest"
version of a port is installed
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 Reporter:  ryandesign@…             |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect                   |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal                   |   Milestone:  MacPorts 1.7.1                       
Component:  base                     |     Version:  1.7.0                                
 Keywords:                           |        Port:                                       
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Changes (by blb@…):

 * cc: blb@… (added)


Comment:

 port should always be preferring the latest it can use, so in the case of
 {{{
 lcms @1.16_0 (active)
 lcms @1.16_0+universal
 lcms @1.17_0
 lcms @1.17_0+universal
 }}}
 it makes sense to activate 1.17, but what algorithm would be used to
 choose the one without variants vs. +universal?  The one with the fewest?

 Also, what about
 {{{
 portname @1.2.3_0+foo
 portname @1.2.3_0+bar
 }}}
 which should be activated?

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/16085#comment:7>
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