Uninstalling replaced port with dependents has to be forced

[graziosi.angelo@…]

Today:

$ sudo port selfupdate

$ sudo port outdated
The following installed ports are outdated:
graphite2                      1.2.2_0 < 1.2.3_0
gzip                           1.5_0 < 1.6_0

$ sudo port upgrade outdated
[...]
--->  Updating database of binaries: 100.0%
--->  Scanning binaries for linking errors: 100.0%
--->  No broken files found.

$ sudo port installed inactive
The following ports are currently installed:
  glib2 @2.36.2_1
  graphite2 @1.2.2_0
  gzip @1.5_0
  librsvg @2.36.4_1
  py27-distribute @0.6.45_0
  root @5.34.07_0+avahi+fftw3+fitsio+graphviz+gsl+ldap+minuit2+mysql55+odbc+opengl+postgresql92+pythia+python32+qt_mac+roofit+ruby+soversion+ssl+tmva+xml+xrootd

$ sudo port uninstall inactive
--->  Uninstalling librsvg @2.36.4_1
--->  Cleaning librsvg
--->  Uninstalling glib2 @2.36.2_1
--->  Cleaning glib2
--->  Uninstalling graphite2 @1.2.2_0
--->  Cleaning graphite2
--->  Uninstalling gzip @1.5_0
--->  Cleaning gzip
--->  Unable to uninstall py27-distribute @0.6.45_0, the following ports depend on it:
--->  	py27-nose @1.2.1_1
Error: org.macports.uninstall for port py27-distribute returned: Please uninstall the ports that depend on py27-distribute first.
Please see the log file for port py27-distribute for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_registry_portfiles_py27-distribute_0.6.45_0/py27-distribute/main.log
Warning: Failed to execute portfile from registry for py27-distribute @0.6.45_0
--->  Unable to uninstall py27-distribute @0.6.45_0, the following ports depend on it:
--->  	py27-nose @1.2.1_1
Error: port uninstall failed: Please uninstall the ports that depend on py27-distribute first.

Just out of curiosity, I tried:

$ sudo port uninstall py27-nose
Password:
--->  Unable to uninstall py27-nose @1.2.1_1, the following ports depend on it:
--->  	py27-numpy @1.7.1_0
Error: org.macports.uninstall for port py27-nose returned: Please uninstall the ports that depend on py27-nose first.
Please see the log file for port py27-nose for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_registry_portfiles_py27-nose_1.2.1_1/py27-nose/main.log
Warning: Failed to execute portfile from registry for py27-nose @1.2.1_1
--->  Unable to uninstall py27-nose @1.2.1_1, the following ports depend on it:
--->  	py27-numpy @1.7.1_0
Error: port uninstall failed: Please uninstall the ports that depend on py27-nose first.

So, how we fix all that?

TIA,

Angelo.

[graziosi.angelo@…]

It seems that there was a problem when I sent this ticket.. Anyway I have fixed forcing the uninstall of py27-nose, reinstalling it, and finally uninstalling the inactive ports..

Ciao,

Angelo.

[frozencemetery (Robbie Harwood)]

I just had this issue with py27-hgsvn, and resolved it in the same manner Angelo did. It would be really nice if instead of just dumping the errors

Error: py27-distribute is obsolete, please install py27-setuptools instead

and then

Error: org.macports.uninstall for port py27-distribute returned: Please uninstall the ports that depend on py27-distribute first.

MacPorts could explain that the actual solution is to reinstall the relevant ports, or better yet, handle the issue itself.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Cf. #27552

[mkae (Marko Käning)]

Cc Me!

[cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)]

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[p3k (Tobi Schäfer)]

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[jqm12@…]

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[jqm12@…]

Replying to jqm12@…:

Cc Me!

I checked info of py27-nose and did not show any library dependency to py27-distribute. So, I decided to forced uninstall of py27-distribute and py26-distribute, then uninstall inactive. Hope did not broke the dependency tree.