[MacPorts] #21082: MacPorts 1.8.0 deletes ${prefix} if it is a symlink

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#21082: MacPorts 1.8.0 deletes ${prefix} if it is a symlink
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 Reporter:  ryandesign@…             |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect                   |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal                   |   Milestone:  MacPorts 1.8.1                       
Component:  base                     |     Version:  1.8.0                                
 Keywords:                           |        Port:                                       
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Comment(by mike@…):

 Have not tested patch, but can confirm bug exhibited if macports is
 installed in $HOME, /Users is a symlink, OS X 10.5, MacPorts 1.8.0 and
 tclsh 8.4.

 e.g. of buggy behaviour:

 $ port uninstall bzip2
 --->  Deactivating bzip2 @1.0.5_2+darwin
 Error: port uninstall failed: error deleting "/Users": permission denied

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/21082#comment:18>
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