[MacPorts] #36612: path:-style dep allows non-macports file inside macports prefix

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Mon Oct 15 06:35:38 PDT 2012


#36612: path:-style dep allows non-macports file inside macports prefix
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 Reporter:  snc@…   |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal  |  Milestone:
Component:  base    |    Version:  2.1.99
 Keywords:          |       Port:
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 When MacPorts encounters a path:-style dependency, it will allow a non-
 MacPorts file that is within the MacPorts prefix to satisfy the
 installation. This doesn't make sense, since MacPorts should be master of
 its own directories. Logs are attached showing that a package is not
 installed, yet its files are found and used inside the MacPorts prefix.

 This most prevalent cause of this problem is someone installing a dmg/pkg
 from MacPorts, which will install files right into the MacPorts prefix by
 default.

 MacPorts might also consider cowardly failing if there's an attempt to
 generate a dmg/pkg using the default prefix.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/36612>
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