[MacPorts] #28425: port says that ports depend only of themselves (was: A port shouldn't depend on itself)

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#28425: port says that ports depend only of themselves
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 Reporter:  vinc17@…             |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect               |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  High                 |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  base                 |     Version:  1.9.2                                
 Keywords:                       |        Port:                                       
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Changes (by vinc17@…):

  * priority:  Normal => High


Comment:

 It seems to be a problem for all ports. Something is very broken. For
 instance:
 {{{
 $ port echo dependentof:libpng
 libpng
 $ sudo port -v uninstall libpng @1.4.5_0
 --->  Unable to uninstall/deactivate libpng @1.4.5_0, the following ports
 depend on it:
 --->    libpng @1.4.5_0
 --->    libpng @1.4.5_0
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 Error: Target org.macports.uninstall returned: Please uninstall the ports
 that depend on libpng first.
 Warning: the following items did not execute (for libpng):
 org.macports.uninstall
 Log for libpng is at:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_registry_portfiles_libpng_1.4.5_0/main.log
 Warning: Failed to execute portfile from registry for libpng @1.4.5_0
 --->  Unable to uninstall/deactivate libpng @1.4.5_0, the following ports
 depend on it:
 --->    libpng @1.4.5_0
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 Error: port uninstall failed: Please uninstall the ports that depend on
 libpng first.
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/28425#comment:3>
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