[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:  reopened
  Priority:  Normal           |  Milestone:
 Component:  base             |    Version:  2.3.1
Resolution:                   |   Keywords:
      Port:                   |
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Comment (by ora.et.labora@…):

 > This makes no sense to me. You can only uninstall installed ports. One
 would never type port uninstall installed and anything. In your sample
 code, simply type:

 Sorry to disagree, but it makes very much sense to me: I working nowadays
 a lot with the `echo` action. For example, to see which versions of gcc
 are installed, I'm typing:

 {{{
 $ port echo installed and gcc\*
 }}}

 Then I'm starting to refine the select expression to narrow down what I'm
 really interested in:
 {{{
 $ port echo installed and gcc4\*
 }}}

 Eventually, when happy with my selection, I __only__ exchange the action
 to that what I really want to do. In my example above, I just used
 `uninstall` as example action. It could be any other action as well, i.e.
 {{{
 $ port dependents installed and gcc4\*
 }}}

 I hope that you finally agree that `uninstall installed and ..` makes
 sense.

 Btw, I regard `port installed` as just another shortcut for `port echo
 installed` where I clearly prefer the second variant due to its "subject
 verb object" structure. While it makes non sense to remove action
 "installed", it would be good to mark this action as "deprecated".
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  > Honestly, that hardly seems useful. One can always uninstall singular
 versions by typing the complete name as reported by the port installed
 command e.g.

 Please re-think this argument again for one moment and please elaborate
 why wildcards have been introduced?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/44493#comment:7>
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