[MacPorts] #39659: configure script does not expand "~" for applications_dir and frameworks_dir (was: macports source build: ./configure --with-xxx-dir)

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#39659: configure script does not expand "~" for applications_dir and
frameworks_dir
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  Reporter:  von.helmut@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
 Component:  base          |    Version:  2.1.3
Resolution:                |   Keywords:
      Port:                |
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Changes (by larryv@…):

 * keywords:  source, configure, prefix =>
 * priority:  Low => Normal


Old description:

> `./configure --prefix=~/path/to/macports` installs to $HOME. This is
> reflected in the macports.conf file on the prefix line as
> `/Users/name/path/to/macports`. But on other _dir lines in the .conf
> file, the ~ is not expanded (in my case i specified `--with-applications-
> dir` and `--with-frameworks-dir` as `~/path/to/Applications`,
> `~/path/to/Frameworks`.
>
> I was installing libsdl, when it got to python27 it failed:
> `--->  Staging python27 into destroot
> Error: org.macports.destroot for port python27 returned: command
> execution failed
> Error: Failed to install python27`
>
> the .conf files listed the prefix as /Users/name/path/to/macports, but
> applications_dir and frameworks_dir as ~/path/to/Applications,
> ~/path/to/Frameworks, respectively. These aren't expanded during port
> installation it seems.
>
> Updating the .conf files to absolute paths, port clean python27, port
> install libsdl did the trick, correctly installing without errors.
>
> I know it's up to the user when they start installing to other places,
> but perhaps this is somehow useful. Thanks.

New description:

 `./configure --prefix=~/path/to/macports` installs to $HOME. This is
 reflected in the macports.conf file on the prefix line as
 `/Users/name/path/to/macports`. But on other _dir lines in the .conf file,
 the ~ is not expanded (in my case i specified `--with-applications-dir`
 and `--with-frameworks-dir` as `~/path/to/Applications`,
 `~/path/to/Frameworks`.

 I was installing libsdl, when it got to python27 it failed:
 {{{
 --->  Staging python27 into destroot
 Error: org.macports.destroot for port python27 returned: command execution
 failed
 Error: Failed to install python27
 }}}

 the .conf files listed the prefix as /Users/name/path/to/macports, but
 applications_dir and frameworks_dir as ~/path/to/Applications,
 ~/path/to/Frameworks, respectively. These aren't expanded during port
 installation it seems.

 Updating the .conf files to absolute paths, port clean python27, port
 install libsdl did the trick, correctly installing without errors.

 I know it's up to the user when they start installing to other places, but
 perhaps this is somehow useful. Thanks.

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