[MacPorts] #46364: Defect: "Error: netpbm [10.69] cannot be built while another version of netpbm is active. " on PPC Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5.8

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#46364: Defect: "Error: netpbm [10.69] cannot be built while another version of
netpbm is active. " on PPC Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5.8
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 Reporter:  Peter_Dyballa@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  defect           |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal           |  Milestone:
Component:  ports            |    Version:  2.3.3
 Keywords:                   |       Port:  netpbm
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 {{{
 --->  Configuring netpbm
 DEBUG: Using compiler 'Xcode GCC 4.2'
 DEBUG: Executing proc-pre-org.macports.configure-configure-0
 Error: netpbm cannot be built while another version of netpbm is active.
 Error: Please deactivate the existing copy of netpbm and try again.
 Error: org.macports.configure for port netpbm returned: netpbm is active
 DEBUG: Error code: NONE
 DEBUG: Backtrace: netpbm is active
 }}}

 ¿So what?  Isn't normal that a package is active when I am going to update
 it? Just before it worked to update the py27-setuptools with only a small
 problem (some source archive not available)… Isn't it the job of a package
 manager like port to handle deactivation and such steps? I have installed:

 {{{
   netpbm @10.68.02_0 (active)
 }}}

 Manual deactivation does not work:

 {{{
 root 317 /\ port deactivate netpbm
 --->  Deactivating netpbm @10.68.02_0
 --->  Unable to deactivate netpbm @10.68.02_0, the following ports depend
 on it:
 --->    groff @1.22.2_1
 --->    gts @0.7.6_2
 Error: org.macports.deactivate for port netpbm returned: Please uninstall
 the ports that depend on netpbm first.
 Please see the log file for port netpbm for details:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_registry_portfiles_netpbm-10.68.02_0_be195142e687e9612f1a6e1d1da88032f5f348d7bdc76161d0008c3c0b985db1-4292/netpbm/main.log
 Warning: Failed to execute portfile from registry for netpbm @10.68.02_0
 --->  Deactivating netpbm @10.68.02_0
 --->  Unable to deactivate netpbm @10.68.02_0, the following ports depend
 on it:
 --->    groff @1.22.2_1
 --->    gts @0.7.6_2
 Error: port deactivate failed: Please uninstall the ports that depend on
 netpbm first.
 }}}

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