[MacPorts] #65313: ports that change prefix fail to install without root privileges

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#65313: ports that change prefix fail to install without root privileges
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  Reporter:  lyskov           |      Owner:  jmroot
      Type:  defect           |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal           |  Milestone:  MacPorts Future
 Component:  base             |    Version:
Resolution:  fixed            |   Keywords:
      Port:  cmake-bootstrap  |
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Comment (by AgilentGCMS):

 Could someone explain to me how to apply the patch/fix being discussed? I
 looked in `${prefix}/libexec/macports/lib/port1.0/portinstall.tcl`, but it
 currently looks a little different from the "before" version at
 https://github.com/macports/macports-
 base/commit/fbfcb9ff67ae55f477652fe6b7e7fc809782dbbf. Specifically, on
 that commit lines 51 through 53 are
 {{{
 default activate.asroot no

 proc portactivate::activate_start {args} {
 }}}
 whereas in my `${prefix}/libexec/macports/lib/port1.0/portinstall.tcl`
 that area of the code looks different. Lines 52-56 ('''not''' 51-53) have
 {{{
 default install.asroot no

 set_ui_prefix

 proc portinstall::install_start {args} {
 }}}
 and even the line after that is different,
 {{{
     global UI_PREFIX subport version revision portvariants \
            prefix registry_open registry.path
 }}}
 I'm hesitant to change anything here, since it's clear that my
 `portinstall.tcl` is different from the "before" version in that commit.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/65313#comment:11>
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