[MacPorts] #44493: Support globs in port versions

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#44493: Support globs in port 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 larryv@…):

 Replying to [comment:5 mf2k@…]:
 > 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:
 >
 > {{{
 > port uninstall gcc45*
 > }}}
 >
 > That will uninstall all installed versions of gcc45.

 This wouldn’t work. That command would expand to `port uninstall gcc45`
 (since there is only one port name that matches that glob) and would throw
 an error if there were more than one `gcc45` installed. The `installed and
 FOO` expression is necessary because only the `installed` pseudo-portname
 breaks out the separate installed ports:
 {{{
 % sudo port uninstall scala2.11
 --->  The following versions of scala2.11 are currently installed:
 --->      scala2.11 @2.11.1_0
 --->      scala2.11 @2.11.2_0 (active)
 Error: port uninstall failed: Registry error: Please specify the full
 version as recorded in the port registry.
 % sudo port uninstall installed and scala2.11
 --->  Uninstalling scala2.11 @2.11.1_0
 --->  Cleaning scala2.11
 --->  Deactivating scala2.11 @2.11.2_0
 --->  Cleaning scala2.11
 --->  Uninstalling scala2.11 @2.11.2_0
 --->  Cleaning scala2.11
 %
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/44493#comment:10>
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