[MacPorts] #30593: When a local port indexfile is not found, any searches in the main repo fail

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#30593: When a local port indexfile is not found, any searches in the main repo
fail
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 Reporter:  deorth@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal            |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  base              |     Version:  1.9.2                                
 Keywords:                    |        Port:                                       
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 This may be a dupe ticket, apologies if it is but I couldn't see anything
 obvious in the trac search and I'm not very good at it. :)

 If for some reason a portindex is missing from my local repo, I get this
 behaviour :

 {{{
 $ sudo port install mtr
 Warning: port definitions are more than two weeks old, consider using
 selfupdate
 Warning: Can't open index file for source:
 file:///Users/ahorn/mydev/ahorn/macports
 Error: Port mtr not found

 $ port search mtr
 Warning: port definitions are more than two weeks old, consider using
 selfupdate
 mtr @0.80 (net)
     'traceroute' and 'ping' in a single tool
 }}}

 So, found in a search operation but not an install operation. Presumably
 because error status from the attempt to open the index file is dictating
 whether or not ports thinks it can find/install mtr. Possibly bailing at
 the first portindex failure ? not sure.

 Anyway, rebuilding that portindex file and it then works as expected.

 {{{
 $ cd ~ahorn/mydev/ahorn/macports
 $ portindex
 ...
 <snip>
 ...
 Total number of ports parsed:   18
 etc...
 }}}

 Then :

 {{{
 $ sudo port install mtr
 Warning: port definitions are more than two weeks old, consider using
 selfupdate
 --->  Fetching mtr
 --->  Attempting to fetch mtr-0.80.tar.gz from
 http://distfiles.macports.org/mtr
 --->  Verifying checksum(s) for mtr
 etc..
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/30593>
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