[MacPorts] #45708: "port notes active" errors on deleted port

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#45708: "port notes active" errors on deleted port
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  Reporter:  dstrubbe@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:  MacPorts Future
 Component:  base        |    Version:  2.3.2
Resolution:              |   Keywords:
      Port:              |
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Description changed by ryandesign@…:

Old description:

> A port that is no longer present in the tree can cause an error when
> running "port notes active" or "port notes installed". This command
> listed notes for ports in alphabetical order until it reached "eggdbus"
> and then stopped with "Error: The port 'eggdbus' was not found".  I have
> eggdbus installed and active but it was deleted in r108419. I think there
> are two problems here:
> (1) If there is a problem getting the notes, it should be a warning not
> an error, so the listing can continue in this case.
> (2) The fact that there is an error suggests that the notes being printed
> are from the current version in the ports tree, even if the port in
> question is not the current version. This is unhelpful and might be
> misleading if the notes contain something version-specific.

New description:

 A port that is no longer present in the tree can cause an error when
 running "port notes active" or "port notes installed". This command listed
 notes for ports in alphabetical order until it reached "eggdbus" and then
 stopped with "Error: The port 'eggdbus' was not found".  I have eggdbus
 installed and active but it was deleted in r108419. I think there are two
 problems here:
 1. If there is a problem getting the notes, it should be a warning not an
 error, so the listing can continue in this case.
 2. The fact that there is an error suggests that the notes being printed
 are from the current version in the ports tree, even if the port in
 question is not the current version. This is unhelpful and might be
 misleading if the notes contain something version-specific.

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