[MacPorts] #33697: Incomplete uninstall script

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#33697: Incomplete uninstall script
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 Reporter:  neville@…           |       Owner:  markd@…           
     Type:  defect              |      Status:  new               
 Priority:  Normal              |   Milestone:                    
Component:  guide               |     Version:                    
 Keywords:                      |        Port:                    
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Comment(by neville@…):

 Replying to [comment:2 ryandesign@…]:
 > There are countless ports in MacPorts that can install users and groups;
 they're never removed either. So I'm not inclined to modify the
 uninstallation instructions for this.

 I can see your point but you are probably unaware that users have had
 difficulty getting advice about how to remove such details from their
 Macs. I maintain that a complete removal of changes introduced by MacPorts
 is more ethical and more likely to be what users expect from uninstall
 scripts. If you are not prepared to alter the script I strongly urge you
 to accompany it with clear instructions for manual removal of these two
 plist files.

 For your information: I got here by following ImageMagick's advice to
 install MacPorts first. I have used MacPorts before on other Macs but the
 latest version was a disaster. After 4 hours of over 90% CPU MacPorts
 showed no sign of getting anywhere. I aborted and went to bed. It took 2
 days to discover how to removed MacPorts details from my Mac. Installing
 ImageMagick without MacPorts took about an hour.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/33697#comment:4>
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