sudo port upgrade installed

[Joshua Root]

Frank J. R. Hanstick wrote:
> Hello,
> 	Running sudo port upgrade installed, I got the following message:
> 
> Error: cyrus-sasl2 will not build when another version is active.
> Error: Please deactivate or uninstall cyrus-sasl2, and then install
> Error: the new version with `sudo port install cyrus-sasl2`.
> Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: cyrus-sasl2 upgrade  
> failed
> Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1
> 
> I interrupted the process, deactivated cyrus-sasl2, and restarted the  
> update installed.  The following resulted:
> 
> --->  Activating cyrus-sasl2 2.1.21_0+kerberos
> --->  Configuring cyrus-sasl2
> Error: cyrus-sasl2 will not build when another version is active.
> Error: Please deactivate or uninstall cyrus-sasl2, and then install
> Error: the new version with `sudo port install cyrus-sasl2`.
> Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: cyrus-sasl2 upgrade  
> failed
> Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1

You need to do exactly what the instructions say.

> The reactivation of cyrus-sasl2 by upgrade installed prior to  
> upgrading cyrus-sasl2 defeated the purpose of deactivating before  
> hand.  What I think should happen is that if cyrus-sasl2 requires  
> deactivation before upgrading the, script should deactivate and then  
> upgrade rather than have the user deactivate or uninstall.  The non- 
> automation of the process defeats the purpose of automating the  
> upgrade, especially when the deactivation is defeated by an activation.

There are no port-specific upgrade scripts. The normal upgrade procedure
doesn't work for cyrus-sasl2, hence the instructions to do it manually.
Yes, this is a bug.

- Josh