Delete entry from macports 'select' list-CodePudding

I have installed and uninstalled many ports from MacPorts. This includes several ports which are available in different versions and can be selected using the port select utility:

Name        Selected      Options
====        ========      =======
awscli      py38-awscli2  none
black       none          black310 none
gcc         none          mp-gcc11 none
pip         pip39         pip3-apple pip310 pip38 pip39 none
pip2        none          none
pip3        pip39         pip3-apple pip310 pip38 pip39 none
postgresql  postgresql13  postgresql12 postgresql13 none
python      python39      python310 python38 python39 none
python3     python39      python310 python38 python39 none
virtualenv  virtualenv39  virtualenv310 virtualenv38 virtualenv39 none

I am no longer using several of these, and have uninstalled the ports, and ${portname}_select packages. However, these entries still show up in the list, even though no packages are available for selection.

How can I clean up the list of available software so that it's consistent with what is currently installed?

CodePudding user response：

It appears that this list is generated from the filesystem. The path /opt/local/etc/select/ contains directories for all of the 'selectable' software. I removed the directories for the unused software and now the list is clean.