[MacPorts] #49752: root5: runs "port select root ..." on behalf of user, causing unregistered files to be left on the user's system

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#49752: root5: runs "port select root ..." on behalf of user, causing unregistered
files to be left on the user's system
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  Reporter:  ryandesign@…  |      Owner:  jonesc@…
      Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports         |    Version:  2.3.4
Resolution:                |   Keywords:
      Port:  root5         |
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Comment (by mojca@…):

 If it is absolutely forbidden for a port to run `port select`, we could
 create a port `root +root5/+root6` which creates those symlinks.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/49752#comment:5>
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