[MacPorts] #66815: Something in Macports 2.8.1 broken a number of R ports

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#66815: Something in Macports 2.8.1 broken a number of R ports
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  Reporter:  barracuda156  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
 Component:  base          |    Version:  2.8.1
Resolution:                |   Keywords:
      Port:                |
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Comment (by barracuda156):

 Failure is identical now:
 {{{
 * checking for file ‘./DESCRIPTION’ ... NO
 }}}

 Of course, the file is there, as it was there before.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/66815#comment:1>
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