[MacPorts] #63631: Cannot install octave because sundial conflicts with existing port sundials2

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#63631: Cannot install octave because sundial conflicts with existing port
sundials2
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  Reporter:  amannucci  |      Owner:  mascguy
      Type:  defect     |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal     |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports      |    Version:  2.7.1
Resolution:             |   Keywords:
      Port:  octave     |
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Comment (by mascguy):

 In terms of port best practices, it might be good for us to promote the
 idea of basic isolation: Installing headers and libs into a subdirectory
 based on the major version of the upstream project, for example. Along
 with including a major version suffix for binaries.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/63631#comment:4>
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