[MacPorts] #10226: BUG: port command can't be interrupted cleanly - creates database inconsistency

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#10226: BUG: port command can't be interrupted cleanly - creates database
inconsistency
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  Reporter:  stephen@…           |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
      Type:  defect              |      Status:  new                                  
  Priority:  High                |   Milestone:  MacPorts Future                      
 Component:  base                |     Version:                                       
Resolution:                      |    Keywords:                                       
      Port:                      |  
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Comment(by gardnermj@…):

 This just bit me (CTRL-C during an uninstall corrupted my ports database
 somehow, forcing me to reinstall MacPorts from scratch).

 How do apt, yum & co. handle this problem?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/10226#comment:22>
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