[MacPorts] #22001: If any file is missing from a port, it can't be uninstalled

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Sun Oct 11 11:45:31 PDT 2009


#22001: If any file is missing from a port, it can't be uninstalled
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 Reporter:  vaulse@…               |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect                 |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal                 |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  base                   |     Version:  1.8.1                                
 Keywords:                         |        Port:                                       
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 The error is:

 Error: port uninstall failed: realpath failed: No such file or directory

 I use a script to delete unnecessary files from my MacPorts installation,
 saving a lot of storage space and backup time in the process. I don't, for
 example, need localizations in languages such as Malayalam or Klingon, nor
 do I need 200 copies of the GPL. This used to cause no problems, but now
 it does. What's wrong with just skipping a missing file during the
 uninstall process, perhaps with a warning?

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22001>
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