[MacPorts] #35599: "port uninstall inactive" unable to remove p5-xml-parser

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#35599: "port uninstall inactive" unable to remove p5-xml-parser
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  Reporter:  sam.halliday@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
      Type:  defect                  |      Status:  closed                               
  Priority:  Normal                  |   Milestone:                                       
 Component:  ports                   |     Version:  2.1.2                                
Resolution:  duplicate               |    Keywords:                                       
      Port:  policykit               |  
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => duplicate
  * port:  => policykit


Old description:

> When running the above command, I get the following failure, which
> happens quite often (not always the same packages)
>
> ===================
> $ sudo port uninstall inactive
> --->  Unable to uninstall p5-xml-parser @2.400.0_4, the following ports
> depend on it:
> --->    policykit @0.103_1
> Error: org.macports.uninstall for port p5-xml-parser returned: Please
> uninstall the ports that depend on p5-xml-parser first.
> Please see the log file for port p5-xml-parser for details:
> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_registry_portfiles_p5
> -xml-parser_2.400.0_4/p5-xml-parser/main.log
> Warning: Failed to execute portfile from registry for p5-xml-parser
> @2.400.0_4
> --->  Unable to uninstall p5-xml-parser @2.400.0_4, the following ports
> depend on it:
> --->    policykit @0.103_1
> Error: port uninstall failed: Please uninstall the ports that depend on
> p5-xml-parser first.
> ===================
>
> I consider this to be a bug because nothing should be marked as
> "inactive" if it is actually being used by something else.
>
> In order to uninstall any other "inactive" ports (if there are any), I
> usually have to specify their version number, e.g. sudo port uninstall
> py27-lxml @2.3_0
>
> FYI...
>
> $sudo port list inactive
> p5-xml-parser                  @2.400.0        perl/p5-xml-parser

New description:

 When running the above command, I get the following failure, which happens
 quite often (not always the same packages)

 {{{
 $ sudo port uninstall inactive
 --->  Unable to uninstall p5-xml-parser @2.400.0_4, the following ports
 depend on it:
 --->    policykit @0.103_1
 Error: org.macports.uninstall for port p5-xml-parser returned: Please
 uninstall the ports that depend on p5-xml-parser first.
 Please see the log file for port p5-xml-parser for details:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_registry_portfiles_p5
 -xml-parser_2.400.0_4/p5-xml-parser/main.log
 Warning: Failed to execute portfile from registry for p5-xml-parser
 @2.400.0_4
 --->  Unable to uninstall p5-xml-parser @2.400.0_4, the following ports
 depend on it:
 --->    policykit @0.103_1
 Error: port uninstall failed: Please uninstall the ports that depend on p5
 -xml-parser first.
 }}}

 I consider this to be a bug because nothing should be marked as "inactive"
 if it is actually being used by something else.

 In order to uninstall any other "inactive" ports (if there are any), I
 usually have to specify their version number, e.g. sudo port uninstall
 py27-lxml @2.3_0

 FYI...

 {{{
 $sudo port list inactive
 p5-xml-parser                  @2.400.0        perl/p5-xml-parser
 }}}

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Comment:

 It was an error for a dependency on p5-xml-parser to have been added to
 the policykit port. #34731 is the ticket requesting that this be fixed.

 FYI, [wiki:FAQ#portlist "port list" doesn't do what you think it does].

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/35599#comment:1>
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