apt will not compile at the end

[amadeus24]

I tried today to install apt and get the following message (last lines):

:info:build Compiling depcache.cc to /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_apt/apt/work/apt-0.5.27/build/obj/apt-pkg/depcache.opic
:info:build contrib/hashes.cc: In member function ‘bool Hashes::AddFD(int, long unsigned int)’:
:info:build contrib/hashes.cc:33: error: expected primary-expression before ‘?’ token
:info:build contrib/hashes.cc:33: error: expected `:' before ‘)’ token
:info:build contrib/hashes.cc:33: error: expected primary-expression before ‘)’ token
:info:build contrib/hashes.cc:34: error: expected primary-expression before ‘?’ token
:info:build contrib/hashes.cc:34: error: expected `:' before ‘)’ token
:info:build contrib/hashes.cc:34: error: expected primary-expression before ‘)’ token
:info:build gnumake[2]: *** [/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_apt/apt/work/apt-0.5.27/build/obj/apt-pkg/hashes.opic] Error 1
:info:build gnumake[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
:info:build contrib/md5.cc: In member function ‘bool MD5Summation::AddFD(int, long unsigned int)’:
:info:build contrib/md5.cc:302: error: expected primary-expression before ‘?’ token
:info:build contrib/md5.cc:302: error: expected `:' before ‘)’ token
:info:build contrib/md5.cc:302: error: expected primary-expression before ‘)’ token
:info:build contrib/md5.cc:303: error: expected primary-expression before ‘?’ token
:info:build contrib/md5.cc:303: error: expected `:' before ‘)’ token
:info:build contrib/md5.cc:303: error: expected primary-expression before ‘)’ token
:info:build gnumake[2]: *** [/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_apt/apt/work/apt-0.5.27/build/obj/apt-pkg/md5.opic] Error 1
:info:build contrib/sha1.cc: In member function ‘bool SHA1Summation::AddFD(int, long unsigned int)’:
:info:build contrib/sha1.cc:348: error: expected primary-expression before ‘?’ token
:info:build contrib/sha1.cc:348: error: expected `:' before ‘)’ token
:info:build contrib/sha1.cc:348: error: expected primary-expression before ‘)’ token
:info:build contrib/sha1.cc:349: error: expected primary-expression before ‘?’ token
:info:build contrib/sha1.cc:349: error: expected `:' before ‘)’ token
:info:build contrib/sha1.cc:349: error: expected primary-expression before ‘)’ token
:info:build gnumake[2]: *** [/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_apt/apt/work/apt-0.5.27/build/obj/apt-pkg/sha1.opic] Error 1
:info:build pkgcache.cc:156: error: redefinition of ‘long unsigned int pkgCache::sHash(std::string) const’
:info:build /opt/local/include/apt-pkg/pkgcache.h:113: error: ‘long unsigned int pkgCache::sHash(std::string) const’ previously defined here
:info:build pkgcache.cc:164: error: redefinition of ‘long unsigned int pkgCache::sHash(const char*) const’
:info:build /opt/local/include/apt-pkg/pkgcache.h:317: error: ‘long unsigned int pkgCache::sHash(const char*) const’ previously defined here
:info:build pkgcache.cc:285: error: redefinition of ‘bool pkgCache::DepIterator::IsCritical()’
:info:build /opt/local/include/apt-pkg/cacheiterators.h:193: error: ‘bool pkgCache::DepIterator::IsCritical()’ previously defined here
:info:build gnumake[2]: *** [/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_apt/apt/work/apt-0.5.27/build/obj/apt-pkg/pkgcache.opic] Error 1
:info:build gnumake[2]: Leaving directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_apt/apt/work/apt-0.5.27/apt-pkg'
:info:build gnumake[1]: *** [all] Error 2
:info:build gnumake[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_apt/apt/work/apt-0.5.27'
:info:build gnumake: *** [all] Error 2
:info:build gnumake: Leaving directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_apt/apt/work/apt-0.5.27/build'
:info:build shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_apt/apt/work/apt-0.5.27/build" && /usr/bin/gnumake -j4 -w all " returned error 2
:error:build Target org.macports.build returned: shell command failed (see log for details)
:debug:build Backtrace: shell command failed (see log for details)
    while executing
"command_exec build"
    (procedure "portbuild::build_main" line 8)
    invoked from within
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:build Warning: the following items did not execute (for apt): org.macports.activate org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
:notice:build Log for apt is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_apt/apt/main.log

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Please "sudo port clean apt", then try again, then attach the new main.log to this ticket.

[amadeus24]

main.log from apt

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Has duplicate #36666.

[cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)]

This might possibly be because the apt that MacPorts ships is outdated, see #13425 for more info

[raimue (Rainer Müller)]

In 5bc6caf1f1f3266886a33d28430f0775da779109/macports-ports:

apt: Remove outdated and abandoned port

The port has not seen version updates in almost 10 years and open
tickets have not seen new comments in 4 years. The port does not compile
in its current form. As there is no interest to fix this port, let's
remove it.

Closes: #13425
Closes: #34412