[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
Resolution:                |   Keywords:
      Port:                |
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Comment (by barracuda156):

 Replying to [comment:2 ryandesign]:
 > Didn't we already decide that a dependency cycle exists regarding R
 ports used for testing? Behavior is undefined when a dependency cycle
 exists.

 I still do not understand why the base considers that a dependency cycle,
 since it is not (a real dependency cycle makes installation impossible,
 but it is not the case with test dependencies), and it was working at some
 point correctly, but this issue appears different.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/69895#comment:4>
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