[MacPorts] #58807: xdmf: Error: Failed to activate xdmf: Image error: /opt/local/include/ProjectVersion.hpp is being used by the active vtk port

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#58807: xdmf: Error: Failed to activate xdmf: Image error:
/opt/local/include/ProjectVersion.hpp is being used by the active vtk port
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 Reporter:  ryandesign  |      Owner:  MarcusCalhoun-Lopez
     Type:  defect      |     Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
Component:  ports       |    Version:
 Keywords:              |       Port:  xdmf vtk
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 Upgrading vtk fails:

 {{{
 $ sudo port -u upgrade vtk
 --->  Computing dependencies for jsoncpp
 --->  Fetching archive for jsoncpp
 --->  Attempting to fetch
 jsoncpp-1.9.1_0+universal.darwin_17.i386-x86_64.tbz2 from
 https://packages.macports.org/jsoncpp
 --->  Fetching distfiles for jsoncpp
 --->  Attempting to fetch jsoncpp-1.9.1.tar.gz from
 https://distfiles.macports.org/jsoncpp
 --->  Verifying checksums for jsoncpp
 --->  Extracting jsoncpp
 --->  Configuring jsoncpp
 --->  Building jsoncpp
 --->  Staging jsoncpp into destroot
 --->  Installing jsoncpp @1.9.1_0+universal
 --->  Cleaning jsoncpp
 --->  Deactivating jsoncpp @1.8.4_0+universal
 --->  Cleaning jsoncpp
 --->  Activating jsoncpp @1.9.1_0+universal
 --->  Cleaning jsoncpp
 --->  Uninstalling jsoncpp @1.8.4_0+universal
 --->  Cleaning jsoncpp
 --->  Computing dependencies for libharu
 --->  Fetching archive for libharu
 --->  Attempting to fetch
 libharu-2.3.0_2+universal.darwin_17.i386-x86_64.tbz2 from
 https://packages.macports.org/libharu
 --->  Fetching distfiles for libharu
 --->  Attempting to fetch RELEASE_2_3_0.tar.gz from
 https://distfiles.macports.org/libharu
 --->  Verifying checksums for libharu
 --->  Extracting libharu
 --->  Applying patches to libharu
 --->  Configuring libharu
 --->  Building libharu
 --->  Staging libharu into destroot
 --->  Installing libharu @2.3.0_2+universal
 --->  Activating libharu @2.3.0_2+universal
 --->  Cleaning libharu
 --->  Computing dependencies for xdmf
 --->  Fetching archive for xdmf
 --->  Attempting to fetch
 xdmf-3.0.0_0+universal.darwin_17.i386-x86_64.tbz2 from
 https://packages.macports.org/xdmf
 --->  Fetching distfiles for xdmf
 --->  Verifying checksums for xdmf
 --->  Extracting xdmf
 --->  Applying patches to xdmf
 --->  Configuring xdmf
 --->  Building xdmf
 --->  Staging xdmf into destroot
 --->  Installing xdmf @3.0.0_0+universal
 --->  Activating xdmf @3.0.0_0+universal
 Error: Failed to activate xdmf: Image error:
 /opt/local/include/ProjectVersion.hpp is being used by the active vtk
 port.  Please deactivate this port first, or use 'port -f activate xdmf'
 to force the activation.
 Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_Users_rschmidt_macports_macports-
 ports-ryandesign-fork_science_xdmf/xdmf/main.log for details.
 Error: Problem while installing xdmf
 Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a bug.
 $
 }}}

 If I force deactivate vtk before upgrading it, it works fine:

 {{{
 $ sudo port -f deactivate vtk; sudo port -u upgrade vtk
 --->  Deactivating vtk @8.1.1_1+hdf5+python27+universal
 --->  Cleaning vtk
 --->  Computing dependencies for vtk
 --->  Dependencies to be installed: xdmf
 --->  Activating xdmf @3.0.0_0+universal
 --->  Cleaning xdmf
 --->  Fetching archive for vtk
 --->  Attempting to fetch
 vtk-8.1.2_1+hdf5+python27+universal.darwin_17.i386-x86_64.tbz2 from
 https://packages.macports.org/vtk
 --->  Fetching distfiles for vtk
 --->  Attempting to fetch VTK-8.1.2.tar.gz from
 https://distfiles.macports.org/vtk
 --->  Verifying checksums for vtk
 --->  Extracting vtk
 --->  Configuring vtk
 --->  Building vtk
 --->  Staging vtk into destroot
 --->  Installing vtk @8.1.2_1+hdf5+python27+universal
 --->  Cleaning vtk
 --->  Computing dependencies for vtk
 --->  Activating vtk @8.1.2_1+hdf5+python27+universal
 --->  Cleaning vtk
 --->  Uninstalling vtk @8.1.1_1+hdf5+python27+universal
 --->  Cleaning vtk
 $
 }}}

 So a file or files which used to be provided by the vtk port are now
 provided by vtk's dependency xdmf. So xdmf needs to employ the
 [wiki:PortfileRecipes#deactivatehack deactivate hack] to deactivate vtk,
 if a vtk of that vintage is active.

 Are we sure that /opt/local/include/ProjectVersion.hpp is a file that
 should be installed at all by any port? Its name sounds very generic, such
 that I would not expect such a file to be installed in a public include
 directory.

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