Re: [MacPorts] #43085: MacPorts 2.3 »beta« already released via selfupdate ?

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#43085: MacPorts 2.3 »beta« already released via selfupdate ?
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  Reporter:  stephan.jorek@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect           |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal           |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports            |    Version:  2.2.1
Resolution:                   |   Keywords:
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Comment (by cal@…):

 This message suggests you have the MacPorts port installed. You should not
 install the MacPorts port, it's only for developers to create the binary
 installers they re-distribute to users.

 MacPorts should always be updated using selfupdate, and it's entirely
 possible installing the MacPorts port has overwritten the files previously
 installed by the MacPorts installer without running the required post-
 setup scripts that avoid the problem you are mentioning. Didn't you have
 to force-activate the MacPorts port when you installed it? If you
 uninstall the MacPorts port now that will likely break your MacPorts
 installation, because it will remove the files required to run MacPorts.

 I suggest you make a backup of `/opt/local`, uninstall the MacPorts port
 and run the 2.3.0-beta1 installer (see
 https://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macports-
 dev/2014-March/026208.html). Going back to 2.2.x is probably not a good
 idea now, because the layout of the database changed (and the beta seems
 pretty stable at the moment, so it's not worth the risk).

 We should really prevent the MacPorts port from installing (and
 overwriting MacPorts' files).

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/43085#comment:1>
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