[MacPorts] #29822: p5-http-date @6.00_0 trips up p5-libwww-perl 6.x upgrade when using direct mode

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#29822: p5-http-date @6.00_0 trips up p5-libwww-perl 6.x upgrade when using direct
mode
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 Reporter:  l2g@…             |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal            |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports             |     Version:  1.9.2                                
 Keywords:                    |        Port:  p5-http-date                         
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 On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 6:53 AM, Daniel J. Luke <dluke at geeklair.net>
 wrote:
 > On Jun 11, 2011, at 10:00 PM, Larry Gilbert wrote:
 >>
 >> I've tested the upgrade many times over and I don't expect any
 >> problems, but if you run into any, please let me know.
 >
 > it fails when using 'direct' mode (instead of image mode):
 >
 > DEBUG: Executing proc-pre-org.macports.activate-activate-0
 > Warning: Deactivating old, pre-6.x libwww-perl to activate p5-http-date
 > --->  Deactivating p5-libwww-perl
 > Error: Target org.macports.activate returned: Image error: p5-libwww-
 perl @5.837_1 not installed as an image.
 > DEBUG: Backtrace: Image error: p5-libwww-perl @5.837_1 not installed as
 an image.
 >    while executing
 > "$pre $targetname"
 > Warning: the following items did not execute (for p5-http-date):
 org.macports.activate
 > Log for p5-http-date is at:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_perl_p5
 -http-date/main.log
 > Error: Problem while installing p5-http-date
 > To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>
 >
 > Simple workaround is to uninstall p5-libwww-perl (with force if
 necessary) and then install it again.
 >
 > (the problem is the pre-activate method in p5-http-date assumes image
 mode).

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/29822>
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