macports/macports-base v2.8.0-beta1

MacPorts 2.8.0 beta 1

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Changes since 2.7.2:

• Fixed an error that occurred in the very specific but apparently
  somewhat common circumstances where a port was installed from a
  binary archive but failed to activate (usually because of a
  conflict with an existing file), and then the port was
  uninstalled, and later installed again without cleaning it in
  between. (#55445, jmr in bdd0a13)

• Added startupitem.custom_file option, which can be used to
  specify the path to an existing .plist file that should be
  installed instead of generating one. (jmr in dadc533)

• The platforms option can now indicate which OS versions a port
  works on, and known_fail is automatically set on other versions.
  (#15712, jmr in 2866618)

• The user is now informed before installing if a port sets
  known_fail, with the option to try installing anyway if you
  really want to. (#60566, jmr in d863a7e, 3406c5d)

• Attempting to install a port with replaced_by set will now
  install the replacement instead. (jmr in 4da66a2)

• Fixed new dependencies installed when upgrading a requested port
  being incorrectly marked as requested. (#60648, jmr in 31e10a8)

• The SQLite included with Tcl is now used instead of the system
  version. (jmr in 11d2b06)

• MacPorts can now be built without a pre-existing tclsh.
  (#61253, jmr in 2eeba4d)

• Updated the bundled Tcl to 8.6.12, as well as tcllib 1.21 and
  tclx 8.4.4. (cal in 89abece, 24c34a9, d7cf914, d3d9e4b, etc.)

• Fixed the ln command erroring when told to link more than two
  files into a directory. (jmr in b75c464)

• The PortGroup command now prevents multiple inclusion of the same
  portgroup. (jmr in 4215012)

• Added xcodecltversion variable containing the installed version
  of the Command Line Tools for Xcode. (jmr in d05ebde)

• The vercmp command can now take a comparison operator.
  (jmr in 35daead)

• Fixed error when installing ports that change prefix without root
  privileges. (#65313, jmr in a594e01, fbfcb9f)

• Fixed possible directory ownership error when syncing with recent
  versions of git. (jmr in e0338e8)

• Improved the message printed by port diagnose when the Xcode
  version is newer than any we know about. (#63377, jmr in 733d6e7)