[MacPorts] #47755: Broken symlink left by select code when selected port is deactivated causes poppler and other ports using aclocal to fail during configuration. (was: poppler @0.32.0_0 Configure error)

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#47755: Broken symlink left by select code when selected port is deactivated causes
poppler and other ports using aclocal to fail during configuration.
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  Reporter:  lukasz@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect    |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal    |  Milestone:
 Component:  base      |    Version:  2.3.3
Resolution:            |   Keywords:
      Port:            |
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Changes (by devans@…):

 * cc: devans@… (added)
 * component:  ports => base
 * owner:  devans@… => macports-tickets@…
 * port:  poppler =>


Old description:

> I cannot execute `port upgrade outdated` because of error while uprgading
> poppler.
>
> This is my error:
> {{{
> sudo port upgrade outdated
> Password:
> --->  Computing dependencies for poppler
> --->  Configuring poppler
> Error: org.macports.configure for port poppler returned: autoreconf
> failure: command execution failed
> Please see the log file for port poppler for details:
> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_sea.us.rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_graphics_poppler/poppler/main.log
> Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1
> To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
>     http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
> }}}
>
> Please see attached log file.
>
> Unfortunately I was not able to execute `port uninstall poppler`, as it
> would remove all dependencies, and I wanted to avoid it. I did not find
> the "force" way.

New description:

 I cannot execute `port upgrade outdated` because of error while upgrading
 poppler.

 This is my error:
 {{{
 sudo port upgrade outdated
 Password:
 --->  Computing dependencies for poppler
 --->  Configuring poppler
 Error: org.macports.configure for port poppler returned: autoreconf
 failure: command execution failed
 Please see the log file for port poppler for details:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_sea.us.rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_graphics_poppler/poppler/main.log
 Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1
 To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
     http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
 }}}

 Please see attached log file.

 Unfortunately I was not able to execute `port uninstall poppler`, as it
 would remove all dependencies, and I wanted to avoid it. I did not find
 the "force" way.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/47755#comment:10>
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