[MacPorts] #62657: `port clean` stops at Error evaluating variants

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#62657: `port clean` stops at Error evaluating variants
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 Reporter:  ShadSterling  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
Component:  base          |    Version:  2.6.4
 Keywords:  clean         |       Port:  x264
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 I have `x265 @3.4_0+highdepth` installed and active (not requested).
 `port clean installed` cleans a lot of other ports then stops with
 {{{
 --->  Cleaning x264
 Error: x265: Variant highdepth conflicts with universal
 Error: Unable to open port: Error evaluating variants
 }}}
 `port clean x265` works without error

 `+universal` is in my `/opt/local/etc/macports/variants.conf`, but is
 overridden for quite a few ports that don't support ARM and their
 dependencies, including x265.

 If `port clean x265` works, shouldn't `port clean installed` be able to
 clean x265?  What do variants have to do with cleaning anyway?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/62657>
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