[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 cjones051073):

 Replying to [comment:10 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
 install_name_tool, if we were really lucky, kinda like what I did stealing
 libc++ from clang-11 to make the macports-libcxx port.

 I think that would get messy fast. you would have to copy quite a chain of
 dynamic libraries and fix them all up with install_name_tool. You would
 also have to copy over the headers for curl (at least) in order to build
 against that set of dylib, plus maybe who knows what else for the over
 deps.

 personally I think it much easier to run the installation in a separate
 bootstrap area, and then just run 'sudo port reclaim' to remove all the
 build dependencies, etc., after the fact.

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