[MacPorts] #49086: Bad user experience if user forgets to save a list of requested ports before OS upgrade

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#49086: Bad user experience if user forgets to save a list of requested ports
before OS upgrade
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  Reporter:  macports@…   |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  base         |    Version:  2.3.4
Resolution:  invalid      |   Keywords:
      Port:               |
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Comment (by ryandesign@…):

 You are welcome to "migrate" a slightly different way (this is what I did
 last year when I updated from Mavericks to Yosemite): upgrade OS X,
 install new Xcode, reinstall MacPorts base, but do not uninstall all
 ports. Instead, use "sudo port upgrade" to upgrade the outdated
 ports—which will be all of them. Some ports will fails to build for the
 reasons you mentioned, but the previous versions might continue to work.
 There are other reasons why these upgrades might fail, including that you
 might have to upgrade ports in a particular order. If you encounter an
 error, carefully read the error messages in the main.log and see if it
 might point to a particular port that you should upgrade first.

 If you want a smooth upgrade experience, you should wait before upgrading
 OS X and not upgrade on day 1... Give us some time to fix the issues
 first.

 If you'd like to discuss further, the macports-users mailing list is a
 better place than in a ticket.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/49086#comment:3>
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