[MacPorts] #42207: uninstalling macports could be easier
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#42207: uninstalling macports could be easier
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Reporter: dave@… | Owner: macports-tickets@…
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: base | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):
* cc: ryandesign@… (added)
Comment:
Uninstalling MacPorts could be easier. On the other hand, how easy do we
really want it to be to uninstall everything, which is a drastic and
irreversible step and also something that won't be done regularly?
And a couple problems come to mind with this proposal:
1. Sometimes, MacPorts doesn't work anymore. For example, if you had
MacPorts installed on a PowerPC Mac, and then migrated that system to an
Intel Mac running a newer version of OS X that does not include a PowerPC
emulator. In that case, you cannot run `port` ''anything'' and need to
uninstall manually.
2. MacPorts is not interactive, but you'd want to ask the user "Are you
sure?"
We could offer a separate shell script to uninstall.
The proposed [SummerOfCode#self-management self-management feature] may
address this concern.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/42207#comment:2>
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