[MacPorts] #74175: gcc7 left after uninstalling a symlink c++ -> /opt/local/bin/c++-mp-7

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#74175: gcc7 left after uninstalling a symlink c++ -> /opt/local/bin/c++-mp-7
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  Reporter:  ballapete  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal     |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports      |    Version:  2.12.5
Resolution:             |   Keywords:  ppc leopard
      Port:  gcc7       |
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Comment (by ryandesign):

 Yes, I presume you created that `c++` symlink, back in September 2020
 looks like, by running `sudo port select gcc mp-gcc7`.

 Ordinarily, if you on longer wanted that symlink and the other related
 symlinks now, you would run `sudo port select gcc none`.

 However, in October 2020, the gcc select mechanism was changed to no
 longer install a `c++` symlink; see #48647. It seems likely that for users
 who already had a gcc selected prior to that change, their existing `c++`
 symlink might not have been removed.

 You can delete the c++ symlink manually.

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