[MacPorts] #54646: subversion @1.9.7 does not build on Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.8, because "Berkeley DB 4.0.14 or 5.x wasn't found"

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#54646: subversion @1.9.7 does not build on Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.8, because
"Berkeley DB 4.0.14 or 5.x wasn't found"
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  Reporter:  ballapete   |      Owner:
      Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports       |    Version:  2.4.1
Resolution:              |   Keywords:  snowleopard
      Port:  subversion  |
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Comment (by ballapete):

 Replying to [comment:11 ryandesign]:
 > Replying to [ticket:54646 ballapete]:
 > > db_select obviously is defective:
 > >
 > > {{{
 > > port select --set db db46
 > > Selecting 'db46' for 'db' failed: The specified version 'db46' is not
 valid.
 > > }}}
 >
 > Not exactly defective; more like deliberately disabled. Remember #47921?

 Trying that recipe of forcibly deactivating db46 and db48 leads to an
 "automatic" re-activation of db46 – and then this error:

 {{{
 DEBUG:  /var/db/launchd.db=+
 DEBUG:  /private/var/db/launchd.db=+
 DEBUG:
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_nue.de.rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_subversion/subversion/work/.home/.ccache=+
 DEBUG:  /opt/local/var/macports/build/.ccache=+
 DEBUG:  /opt/local/var/macports/sip-workaround=+
 DEBUG:  /opt/local=?
 DEBUG: Registry error: db48 not registered as installed & active.
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/54646#comment:12>
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