[MacPorts] #24327: libiconv failed to activate

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#24327: libiconv failed to activate
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 Reporter:  spjatkin@…          |       Owner:  ryandesign@…           
     Type:  defect              |      Status:  new                    
 Priority:  Normal              |   Milestone:                         
Component:  ports               |     Version:  1.8.2                  
 Keywords:                      |        Port:  libiconv               
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Comment(by ryandesign@…):

 Ok, now I see an error I understand: "`/opt/local/include/iconv.h already
 exists and does not belong to a registered port.`" So, why does this file
 already exist if it doesn't belong to the libiconv port? How did it get
 there? A previous MacPorts install that was uninstalled incompletely? A
 MacPorts install migrated from an old Mac? A standalone binary package?
 Whatever the reason, it has to go. You can force the activation with
 "`sudo port -f activate libiconv`" but if you cannot explain why the file
 already existed there's no guarantee this same problem won't occur again
 with other ports, and it may be safer to
 [http://guide.macports.org/chunked/installing.macports.uninstalling.html
 uninstall all of MacPorts], then install again.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/24327#comment:5>
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