[MacPorts] #69781: portindex: multi-threading appears bottlenecked for 10.13, 10.12, and perhaps earlier

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#69781: portindex: multi-threading appears bottlenecked for 10.13, 10.12, and
perhaps earlier
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  Reporter:  mascguy    |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal     |  Milestone:
 Component:  base       |    Version:  2.9.3
Resolution:             |   Keywords:
      Port:  portindex  |
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Comment (by mascguy):

 Josh, let me know if there are any minor changes that I can make to
 `portindex`, in terms tracing. (It feels like an eternity since we last
 worked on anything similar, so a bit rusty here.)

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