id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version resolution keywords cc port 16260 port rebuilds inactive dependency then can't install it ryandesign macports-tickets@… "I have various versions of freetds installed. They're all deactivated. {{{ $ port installed freetds The following ports are currently installed: freetds @0.64_1+darwin_9 freetds @0.64_1+darwin_9+mssql freetds @0.82_0+darwin_9 freetds @0.82_0+darwin_9+mssql }}} php5 +mssql depends on freetds +mssql. When I try to install php5 +mssql it should activate freetds +mssql. But instead it starts trying to build freetds, which then fails to activate because it's already installed (just inactive). {{{ $ port install php5 +apache2 +mssql ---> Fetching freetds ---> Verifying checksum(s) for freetds ---> Extracting freetds ---> Configuring freetds ---> Building freetds ---> Staging freetds into destroot ---> Installing freetds @0.82_0+darwin_9+mssql Error: Target org.macports.install returned: Registry error: freetds @0.82_0+darwin_9+mssql already registered as installed. Please uninstall it first. Error: The following dependencies failed to build: freetds Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. }}} If I manually activate freetds +mssql first, php5 detects the dependency and proceeds normally. {{{ $ port activate freetds @0.82_0+darwin_9+mssql ---> Activating freetds @0.82_0+darwin_9+mssql $ port install php5 +apache2 +mssql ---> Fetching php5 ---> Verifying checksum(s) for php5 ---> Extracting php5 ^C }}} I thought this is what #12013 / r36762 was supposed to address. I'm using MacPorts trunk @39108 on Mac OS X 10.5.4 Intel with Xcode 3.1." defect closed Normal MacPorts 1.8.0 base 1.7.0 fixed jmroot