[MacPorts] #44764: coreutils 8.23_0 failed to upgrade

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#44764: coreutils 8.23_0 failed to upgrade
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  Reporter:  jschnide@…  |      Owner:  ryandesign@…
      Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports       |    Version:  2.3.99
Resolution:              |   Keywords:
      Port:  coreutils   |
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Comment (by ryandesign@…):

 Replying to [comment:13 jschnide@…]:
 > I did nothing unusual. I first used the uninstall instructions on the
 macports web pages. I then did copy and paste from the install page on how
 to install from source on the macports web pages. My standard process is
 to sudo bash, port -d selfupdate, port upgrade outdated and then port -f
 uninstall inactive.

 Instead of running `sudo bash`, try running `sudo -s`. Also, instead of
 `port upgrade outdated` and then `port -f uninstall inactive`, you could
 just run `port -u upgrade outdated`.

 > Just to clarify, what process should be followed whenever macports is
 updated? Should users should replace macports.conf with
 macports.conf.defaults?

 If you have not made any edits to your macports.conf, replacing it with
 macports.conf.default would be acceptable. However if you have made edits
 to macports.conf that you wish to keep, you should compare the two files
 and figure out what you want to do with each line.

 > I've been using macports for many years and was not aware of this step.

 We should document this requirement better.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/44764#comment:14>
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