MacPorts 2.6.2: Failed to configure postgresql83

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Oct 22, 2019, at 01:48, Michael Newman wrote:

>> PostgreSQL is a database server. If you don't think you need it (or any port), try uninstalling it. ("sudo port uninstall postgresql83"). MacPorts will either let you uninstall it, or it will tell that uninstalling it will break some other port. If it does the latter, look at the variants of the other port ("port variants theOtherPortsName") and see if there is a variant for using a newer postgresql instead. If so, reinstall the port using that other variant. ("sudo port install theOtherPortsName +postgresql12" for example.) If not, let us know what the other port is.
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> Did I do the right thing?
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> MrMuscle:~ mnewman$ sudo port uninstall postgresql83
> Password:
> The following versions of postgresql83 are currently installed:
> 1) postgresql83 @8.3.23_2
> 2) postgresql83 @8.3.23_3 (active)
> Enter option(s) [1-2/all]: all
> --->  Uninstalling postgresql83 @8.3.23_2
> Note: It is not recommended to uninstall/deactivate a port that has dependents as it breaks the dependents.
> The following ports will break: postgresql83-server @8.3.23_0
> Continue? [y/N]: y
> Warning: Uninstall forced.  Proceeding despite dependencies.
> --->  Deactivating postgresql83 @8.3.23_3
> --->  Cleaning postgresql83
> --->  Uninstalling postgresql83 @8.3.23_3

Ok, so there were two versions of postgresql83 installed. You told MacPorts to uninstall them both, MacPorts told you this would break the postgresql83-server port, and you indicated that was ok, so it proceeded and uninstalled them.

You should now also uninstall the postgresql83-server port, since it's now broken due to its dependency having been uninstalled and since you presumably don't need it either.