Uninstall non-active packages

[Joshua Root]

Bart Masschelein wrote:
> 
> On 07 Dec 2008, at 23:32, Joshua Root wrote:
> 
>> Bart Masschelein wrote:
>>> Hi Ryan,
>>>
>>> Not so sweet as you mention ;-). I get
>>>
>>> --->  Unable to uninstall perl5 5.8.8_0+darwin_9, the following ports
>>> depend on it:
>>> --->      autoconf
>>> --->      automake
>>> Error: port uninstall failed: Please uninstall the ports that depend on
>>> perl5 first.
>>>
>>> I have 5.8.8_3 installed, which is the active one. When I use the -f
>>> option, I get:
>>>
>>> --->  Unable to uninstall perl5 5.8.8_0+darwin_9, the following ports
>>> depend on it:
>>> --->      autoconf
>>> --->      automake
>>> Warning: Uninstall forced.  Proceeding despite dependencies.
>>
>> This is due to the recent creation of a perl5 port, which installs the
>> same files as perl5.8, so only one can be active at a time. Some ports
>> depend on perl5.8, some on perl5, so the dependency error is most likely
>> correct.
> 
> So what I have done could potentially create problems, unless 'the same
> files' are as well in the same location, and the involved ports find
> their way?

No, what the perl maintainers have done could potentially create (has
definitely created?) problems. You're innocent this time. ;-)

The same files are in the same location, which is why there is a conflict.

- Josh