[MacPorts] #40520: symbolc /opt causing failure

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#40520: symbolc /opt causing failure
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 Reporter:  djosifovich@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  defect         |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal         |  Milestone:
Component:  ports          |    Version:  2.2.0
 Keywords:                 |       Port:
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 I had /opt as a symbolic link to another location.  a 'port selfupdate'
 then 'port upgrade outdated' resulted in a error about not being able to
 open a file (details below).  After exploring all the path's dirs and
 final file, I determined permissions were not an issue.  I decided to try
 remove my /opt symbolic link and move the ....MacPorts/opt/ directory to
 the root directory.  Afterwards 'port upgrade outdated' worked
 successfully.

 some gory details...



 # port selfupdate
 --->  Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
 MacPorts base version 2.2.0 installed,
 MacPorts base version 2.2.0 downloaded.
 --->  Updating the ports tree
 --->  MacPorts base is already the latest version

 The ports tree has been updated. To upgrade your installed ports, you
 should run
   port upgrade outdated
 # port upgrade outdated
 Error: Unable to upgrade port: Could not open file: /Realms/MEI/desert-
 plateau/Tools/MacPorts/opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/devel/gettext/Portfile
 To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
     http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
 # open     http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
 # ls -l /opt
 lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  44 Jul 26 08:05 /opt@ -> Realms/MEI/desert-
 plateau/Tools/MacPorts/opt
 # cd /opt
 # ls
 X11/    local/
 # pwd
 /Realms/MEI/desert-plateau/Tools/MacPorts/opt
 # cd ..
 # ls
 Applications/   opt/
 # rm /opt
 # mv opt /
 # port upgrade outdated
 --->  Computing dependencies for gettext
 --->  Fetching archive for gettext
         .
         .
         .

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/40520>
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