[MacPorts] #64189: legacy-support-devel @20211111: "port" wedged after deactivation

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#64189: legacy-support-devel @20211111: "port" wedged after deactivation
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  Reporter:  evanmiller            |      Owner:  cjones051073
      Type:  defect                |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal                |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports                 |    Version:  2.7.1
Resolution:  duplicate             |   Keywords:  tiger
      Port:  legacy-support-devel  |
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Comment (by kencu):

 I wonder if it would be most efficient to find a way to use the /opt/local
 port installation to build a bare-bones curl that will install completely
 separately in /opt/curl or some such -- kind of the way we build libc++
 with macports in /opt/local, but thereafter it is installed and untouched
 by macports in /usr/lib, even if libcxx is deactivated or installed.

 Then at least a whole pile of waste (compilers, port trees, useless
 installs of perl and python, etc) could all be avoided.

 And macports would not "ship" a bundled curl, which seems to get people
 concerned.

 Might just be a bit of work with copying some stuff and otool, if we were
 really lucky, kinda like what I did stealing libc++ from clang-11 to make
 the macports-libcxx port.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/64189#comment:10>
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