[MacPorts] #49086: Bad user experience if user forgets to save a list of requested ports before OS upgrade
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#49086: Bad user experience if user forgets to save a list of requested ports
before OS upgrade
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Reporter: macports@… | Owner: macports-tickets@…
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: ports | Version: 2.3.4
Keywords: | Port:
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I recently upgraded my Mac to El Capitan. Before upgrading, I forgot that
MacPorts requires a new, clean install for each upgrade and therefore I
did not save a list of my requested ports.
After the upgrade, all my ports appear to work fine but the `port` command
itself refuses to run, asking me to read the article on Migration. I have
read it, but item 3 of the procedure asks one to run the port command to
save a list of installed/requested ports. The main problem is that this
step should be run BEFORE the upgrade, not AFTER. If the user forgets to
save the list, MacPorts will even refuse to print the list after the
upgrade.
This can be worked around by deleting line 617 of
libexec/macports/lib/macports1.0/macports.tcl but I doubt many users would
go that far. At least making this modification will cause MacPorts to run
so that the user may print out a list of installed/requested ports.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/49086>
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