[MacPorts] #64507: install-dependencies failed with an unlikely error

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#64507: install-dependencies failed with an unlikely error
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 Reporter:  ryandesign     |      Owner:  admin@…
     Type:  defect         |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal         |  Milestone:
Component:  buildbot/mpbb  |    Version:
 Keywords:                 |       Port:
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 install-dependencies failed unexpectedly when trying to install psfex:

 https://build.macports.org/builders/ports-
 11_x86_64-builder/builds/62361/steps/install-dependencies/logs/stdio

 {{{
 --->  Unable to deactivate tcl @8.6.12_0+corefoundation+threads, the
 following ports depend on it:
 --->    tk @8.6.12_0+x11
 Warning: Deactivate forced.  Proceeding despite dependencies.
 --->  Deactivating tcl @8.6.12_0+corefoundation+threads
 --->  Cleaning tcl
 }}}
 {{{
 Warning: Failed to open Portfile from registry for py39-importlib-metadata
 @4.10.0_0
 --->  Deactivating py39-importlib-metadata @4.10.0_0
 deactivating unneeded ports took 42 seconds
 Error: couldn't read file "/opt/local/lib/tcl8/8.5/msgcat-1.6.1.tm": no
 such file or directory
     while executing
 "error $result"
     (procedure "mportopen" line 53)
     invoked from within
 "mportopen $dep_portinfo(porturl) $dep_options $variations"
     (procedure "mportdepends" line 126)
     invoked from within
 "mportdepends $depport {} $recurseDeps $skipSatisfied 1"
     (procedure "mportdepends" line 184)
     invoked from within
 "mportdepends $mport "activate""
 Error: mportdepends psfex activate failed: couldn't read file
 "/opt/local/lib/tcl8/8.5/msgcat-1.6.1.tm": no such file or directory
 Processing dependencies for 'psfex' failed, aborting.
 ./mpbb/mpbb: error: `install-dependencies' failed to run successfully
 }}}
 I doubt that `couldn't read file
 "/opt/local/lib/tcl8/8.5/msgcat-1.6.1.tm": no such file or directory` is
 the real reason why it failed, the tcl port which provides that file
 having been successfully deactivated already, but I don't know what the
 real error is.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/64507>
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