[MacPorts] #18149: coreutils +with_default_names vs. gettext vs. MacPorts

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#18149: coreutils +with_default_names vs. gettext vs. MacPorts
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 Reporter:  macports@…               |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect                   |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal                   |   Milestone:  MacPorts Future                      
Component:  base                     |     Version:  1.7.0                                
 Keywords:                           |        Port:  gettext, coreutils                   
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Comment(by ryandesign@…):

 Replying to [comment:3 jmr@…]:
 > I fixed a handful of this stuff in r45851.
 Thanks! I see you did some more in r45990. Have you already tested whether
 MacPorts now works with a busted coreutils installed?

 > There are valid reasons for calling out with system/exec sometimes, for
 example `file delete` doesn't handle directories on Panther, and `file
 link -symbolic` won't let you link to a file that doesn't exist.
 That explains it, thanks.

 > At first glance it seems like all of them should be converted so that
 broken ports can't break base. But we should be careful of problems like
 what happened with svn (#15868).
 I agree that svn should use the MacPorts version if available, but that
 the others should use only the system versions.

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