[MacPorts] #69895: base does not handle dependencies correctly from tests variant

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#69895: base does not handle dependencies correctly from tests variant
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 Reporter:  barracuda156  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
Component:  base          |    Version:  2.9.3
 Keywords:                |       Port:
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 For example, I add a tests variant for `R-bamlss`:
 {{{
 variant tests description "Enable testing" {
    # Some optional deps are omitted.
     depends_test-append \
                     port:R-BayesX \
                     port:R-bit \
                     port:R-ff \
                     port:R-fields \
                     port:R-gamlss \
                     port:R-gamlss.dist \
                     port:R-glmnet \
                     port:R-glogis \
                     port:R-interp \
                     port:R-knitr \
                     port:R-mapdata \
                     port:R-maps \
                     port:R-rjags \
                     port:R-rmarkdown \
                     port:R-scoringRules \
                     port:R-sdPrior \
                     port:R-sf \
                     port:R-spdep \
                     port:R-splines2 \
                     port:R-statmod \
                     port:R-zoo

     test.run        yes
 }
 }}}

 And then this does not work:
 {{{
 36-142% sudo port -v test R-bamlss +tests
 Warning: configured user/group macports does not exist, will build as root
 --->  Computing dependencies for R-bamlss..
 The following dependencies will be installed:  R-sdPrior
 Continue? [Y/n]: y
 Warning: configured user/group macports does not exist, will build as root
 --->  Fetching distfiles for R-sdPrior
 --->  sdPrior_1.0-0.tar.gz does not exist in
 /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/R-sdPrior
 --->  Attempting to fetch sdPrior_1.0-0.tar.gz from
 https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib
   % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time
 Current
                                  Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left
 Speed
 100 71871  100 71871    0     0  38905      0  0:00:01  0:00:01 --:--:--
 38912
 --->  Verifying checksums for R-sdPrior
 --->  Checksumming sdPrior_1.0-0.tar.gz
 --->  Extracting R-sdPrior
 --->  Extracting sdPrior_1.0-0.tar.gz
 Executing:  cd
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_R_R-sdPrior/R-sdPrior/work" &&
 /usr/bin/gzip -dc
 '/opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/R-sdPrior/sdPrior_1.0-0.tar.gz' |
 /usr/bin/gnutar --no-same-owner -xf -
 --->  Configuring R-sdPrior
 Executing:  cd
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_R_R-sdPrior/R-sdPrior/work/sdPrior"
 && /opt/local/bin/R CMD build . --no-manual --no-build-vignettes --keep-
 empty-dirs
 * checking for file ‘./DESCRIPTION’ ... OK
 * preparing ‘sdPrior’:
 * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... OK
 * checking for LF line-endings in source and make files and shell scripts
 * checking for empty or unneeded directories
 Omitted ‘LazyData’ from DESCRIPTION
 * building ‘sdPrior_1.0-0.tar.gz’

 --->  Building R-sdPrior
 xinstall: mkdir
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_R_R-sdPrior/R-sdPrior/work/build
 Executing:  cd
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_R_R-sdPrior/R-sdPrior/work/sdPrior"
 && /opt/local/bin/R CMD INSTALL .
 --library=/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_R_R-sdPrior/R-sdPrior/work/build
 --install-tests
 ERROR: dependency ‘pscl’ is not available for package ‘sdPrior’
 * removing
 ‘/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_R_R-
 sdPrior/R-sdPrior/work/build/sdPrior’
 Command failed:  cd
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_R_R-sdPrior/R-sdPrior/work/sdPrior"
 && /opt/local/bin/R CMD INSTALL .
 --library=/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
 .org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_R_R-sdPrior/R-sdPrior/work/build
 --install-tests
 Exit code: 1
 Error: Failed to build R-sdPrior: command execution failed
 }}}

 However, there is no problem with `R-sdPrior` as such, it has needed
 dependencies specified:
 {{{
 depends_lib-append  port:R-doParallel \
                     port:R-GB2 \
                     port:R-mvtnorm \
                     port:R-pscl
 }}}

 If I install it directly, it works though:
 {{{
 36-142% sudo port -v install R-sdPrior
 Warning: configured user/group macports does not exist, will build as root
 Warning: configured user/group macports does not exist, will build as root
 --->  Computing dependencies for R-pscl.
 --->  Fetching distfiles for R-pscl
 --->  pscl_1.5.9.tar.gz does not exist in
 /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/R-pscl
 --->  Attempting to fetch pscl_1.5.9.tar.gz from
 https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib
   % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time
 Current
                                  Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left
 Speed
 100 2948k  100 2948k    0     0   658k      0  0:00:04  0:00:04 --:--:--
 678k
 --->  Verifying checksums for R-pscl
 }}}

 The same issue with `R-GB2`, which began to install without updating
 dependencies, but did work correctly when invoked on its own.

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