[MacPorts] #32700: port upgrade -u py25-wxpython fails to deactivate old version

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#32700: port upgrade -u py25-wxpython fails to deactivate old version
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 Reporter:  stephen@…           |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect              |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal              |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  base                |     Version:  2.0.3                                
 Keywords:                      |        Port:                                       
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

  * component:  ports => base


Comment:

 First, from the summary line of this ticket:

 > {{{port upgrade -u py25-wxpython}}} fails to deactivate old version

 Single-letter flags like `-u` have no effect unless you place them right
 after the `port` command, i.e. "`port -u upgrade py25-wxpython`".

 Next, from the command you showed in the description:

 >
 {{{
 sudo port -d -v -f uninstall py25-wxpython @2.8.9.1_0 2>&1
 }}}

 It's unnecessary to specify `-v` (verbose) when you've already specified
 `-d` (debug). Debug output is verbose output plus more.


 Next, to the errors in your log:

 >
 {{{
 DEBUG: no portfile in registry for py25-wxpython @2.8.9.1_0
 }}}

 This shows this py25-wxpython was installed some time ago with an old
 version of MacPorts, before we started storing installed ports' Portfiles
 in the registry. This shouldn't be a problem. We only store the Portfiles
 so that any custom deactivate code can be run, and py25-wxpython does not
 have any custom deactivate code.

 >
 {{{
 DEBUG: this entry does not own the given file
 }}}

 This seems to be the real problem, but I haven't seen this error before
 and don't know what it means. It sounds like there is something wrong in
 your registry but I don't know how to identify it or correct it.

 I'm sure however that it's nothing specific to the py25-wxpython portfile;
 it's not really possible for individual ports to affect the way in which
 MacPorts activates and deactivates ports; that's a base function.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/32700#comment:1>
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