[MacPorts] #44493: Support wildcard on versions

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#44493: Support wildcard on versions
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  Reporter:  ora.et.labora@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  enhancement      |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal           |  Milestone:
 Component:  base             |    Version:  2.3.1
Resolution:  worksforme       |   Keywords:
      Port:                   |
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Comment (by ora.et.labora@…):

 Replying to [comment:1 mf2k@…]:
 > You have typed too many characters - including an "@". Wildcards are
 supported. In your case you want:
 >
 > {{{
 > port echo installed and gcc*
 > }}}

 No, I haven't typed to many characters. I repeat myself, it is for
 '''consistency''' reasons. See, it is for example possible to install a
 particular version of a port. Here I'm taking port "gcc" as an example, it
 is however not "gcc" related. So, I can do this:

 {{{
 $ port install gcc at 4.5.4_8
 }}}


 Later on, I would like to remove all 4.5.4 versions hanging around, so my
 target is to be able to express this like

 {{{
 $ port uninstall gcc at 4.5.4\*
 }}}

 I'm not familiar at the moment how you, the MacPorts community, name
 something like "gcc at 4.5.4_8". Let's agree for the sake of discussion that
 "gcc at 4.5.4_8" is the canonical port name, that "gcc" is the port's base-
 name, that "4.5.4_8" is the version part and that "@" is the separator
 terminal character.

 The above "uninstall" command does not work as expected, cause the
 wildcard is only supported on the base-name of the port name and *not*
 supported on the version part.

 __My request for enhancement is about to support wildcards on the complete
 port name__.

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 > To uninstall all installed gcc ports type:

 True, but you missed the point: it is not about uninstalling *all* ports
 but very selectively uninstalling ports!

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/44493#comment:3>
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