[MacPorts] #48087: sudo port -fp uninstall installed Error: No ports matched the given expression

[MacPorts]

#48087: sudo port -fp uninstall installed Error: No ports matched the given
expression
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  Reporter:  fcsmark@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal     |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports      |    Version:  2.3.3
Resolution:             |   Keywords:
      Port:             |
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Comment (by ryandesign@…):

 Replying to [comment:2 fcsmark@…]:
 > Replying to [comment:1 ryandesign@…]:
 > > According to the error message, MacPorts believes you do not have any
 ports installed. Is that true?
 > I have just run
 > {{{
 > Last login: Wed Jun 17 09:29:44 on ttys000
 > Mac-0c4de9b8358f:~ mac$ port outdated
 > No ports are installed.
 > Mac-0c4de9b8358f:~ mac$
 > }}}

 Again, that message indicates that MacPorts thinks you have not installed
 any ports. Is that true? If so, then you can proceed to the next step of
 uninstallation (removing MacPorts itself).

 > `port list` does have an extensive list. The output would be several
 pages.

 That is normal. "`port list`" shows you all ports that exist in the
 MacPorts ecosystem—all ports that are available to install, should you
 wish to do so. On the other hand, "`port installed`" shows you which ports
 are installed, and based on what I've seen so far, this too will tell you
 you have no ports installed.

 > Below however may give you enough information to help me.
 >
 > {{{
 > Mac-0c4de9b8358f:~ mac$ sudo port clean --all
 > Password:
 > Can't map the URL 'file://.' to a port description file ("Could not find
 Portfile in /Users/mac").
 > }}}
 >
 > and as you can see, this (from my point of view ) is odd.

 This is normal. You asked MacPorts to clean the port in the current
 directory (your home directory). There is no port in your home directory,
 so MacPorts printed an error meant to tell you that. If you instead wanted
 to clean the work directory of all ports, the correct command is "`sudo
 port clean all`". If you wanted to clean all aspects of all ports,
 including deleting their distfiles, the command would be "`sudo port clean
 --all all`".

 > I am still wishing to uninstall at this point, but as the `sudo port -fp
 uninstall installed` function still fails, I can not see a way to remove
 macports from the system?

 Continue following the
 [https://guide.macports.org/chunked/installing.macports.uninstalling.html
 uninstallation instructions]. The first step is to uninstall any installed
 ports. Based on everything I've read in this ticket, you do not have any
 ports installed, so you can skip this step and move on to the next one.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/48087#comment:3>
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