after `sync -d`, installed versions are too new

[Werner LEMBERG]

Folks,


I'm running MacPorts directly from the git repository, using macOS
10.7.5.  Today, I've done my usual incantation

  git fetch upstream && git merge upstream/master && git push
  port -d sync

Calling

  port outdated

gives the expected output:

  The following installed ports are outdated:
  bison                          3.7.4_0 < 3.7.5_0         
  bison-runtime                  3.7.4_0 < 3.7.5_0         
  cctools                        927.0.2_7 < 949.0.1_0     
  cmake                          3.19.3_0 < 3.19.4_0       
  gcc8                           8.4.0_2 < 8.4.0_3         
  gcc9                           9.3.0_4 < 9.3.0_5         
  gd2                            2.3.0_0 < 2.3.1_0         
  ghostscript                    9.53.3_0 < 9.53.3_1       
  graphviz                       2.40.1_3 < 2.40.1_4       
  libgcrypt                      1.9.0_1 < 1.9.1_0         
  libmacho-headers               927.0.2_0 < 949.0.1_0     
  lilypond-devel                 2.21.82_0 < 2.23.0_0      
  mc                             4.8.25_1 < 4.8.26_0       
  meson                          0.55.3_1 < 0.56.2_0       
  ncurses                        6.2_0 < 6.2_1             
  p5.28-io-socket-ssl            2.68.0_0 < 2.69.0_0       
  p5.28-role-tiny                2.2.3_0 < 2.2.4_0         
  poppler                        20.12.1_0 < 20.12.1_1 

However, calling

  sudo port -pb install outdated

yields errors that I haven't seen before:

  Error: bison version 3.7.4_0 is not available (current version is 3.7.5_0)
  Error: bison-runtime version 3.7.4_0 is not available (current version is 3.7.5_0)
  Error: cctools version 927.0.2_7 is not available (current version is 949.0.1_0)
  Error: cmake version 3.19.3_0 is not available (current version is 3.19.4_0)
  Error: gcc8 version 8.4.0_2 is not available (current version is 8.4.0_3)
  Error: gcc9 version 9.3.0_4 is not available (current version is 9.3.0_5)
  Error: gd2 version 2.3.0_0 is not available (current version is 2.3.1_0)
  Error: ghostscript version 9.53.3_0 is not available (current version is 9.53.3_1)
  Error: graphviz version 2.40.1_3 is not available (current version is 2.40.1_4)
  Error: libgcrypt version 1.9.0_1 is not available (current version is 1.9.1_0)
  Error: libmacho-headers version 927.0.2_0 is not available (current version is 949.0.1_0)
  Error: lilypond-devel version 2.21.82_0 is not available (current version is 2.23.0_0)
  Error: mc version 4.8.25_1 is not available (current version is 4.8.26_0)
  Error: meson version 0.55.3_1 is not available (current version is 0.56.2_0)
  Error: ncurses version 6.2_0 is not available (current version is 6.2_1)
  Error: p5.28-io-socket-ssl version 2.68.0_0 is not available (current version is 2.69.0_0)
  Error: p5.28-role-tiny version 2.2.3_0 is not available (current version is 2.2.4_0)
  Error: poppler version 20.12.1_0 is not available (current version is 20.12.1_1)

Just to be sure, I've deleted the `PortIndex` files, then regenerated
with them with `port -d sync`, but the errors persist.  I've also
updated MacPorts itself to the latest git version, with no difference.

What's the right solution to this?

A few days ago, everything was OK...


    Werner


PS: The mailing list archive at

      https://lists.macports.org/pipermail/macports-users/

    is rather useless; it neither provides a search function, nor does
    it display the dates for messages within the monthly views.  What
    I expect is something like this:

      https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/

    It would be great if those features could be activated.