maxima port fails to install (building from source) due to Perl circular dependency hell (not only maxima, but several others as well)

[kwolcott]

maxima port fails to install (building from source) due to Perl circular dependency hell

sudo port -v clean maxima
--->  Cleaning maxima
--->  Removing work directory for maxima
~: sudo port -v -s install maxima
--->  Computing dependencies for maxima..................................
The following dependencies will be installed:
 aom
 gd2
 git
 gnuplot
 libheif
 p5.34-authen-sasl
 p5.34-b-cow
 p5.34-cgi
 p5.34-clone
 p5.34-config-autoconf
 p5.34-cpan-meta-check
 p5.34-data-optlist
 p5.34-data-section
 p5.34-file-slurper
 p5.34-html-parser
 p5.34-html-tagset
 p5.34-http-message
 p5.34-io-socket-ip
 p5.34-io-socket-ssl
 p5.34-mixin-linewise
 p5.34-module-build
 p5.34-module-pluggable
 p5.34-module-runtime
 p5.34-net-smtp-ssl
 p5.34-params-util
 p5.34-pod-coverage-trustpod
 p5.34-pod-eventual
 p5.34-software-license
 p5.34-sub-exporter
 p5.34-test-simple
 p5.34-test-warnings
 p5.34-text-template
 p5.34-uri
Continue? [Y/n]: y
Error: The following dependencies were not installed because all of them have unmet dependencies (likely due to a dependency cycle): gnuplot gd2 libheif aom git p5.34-authen-sasl p5.34-net-smtp-ssl p5.34-cgi p5.34-pod-coverage-trustpod p5.34-test-simple p5.34-pod-eventual p5.34-mixin-linewise p5.34-sub-exporter p5.34-data-optlist p5.34-params-util p5.34-config-autoconf p5.34-file-slurper p5.34-test-warnings p5.34-cpan-meta-check p5.34-module-pluggable p5.34-module-runtime p5.34-module-build p5.34-software-license p5.34-data-section p5.34-text-template p5.34-io-socket-ssl p5.34-io-socket-ip p5.34-uri p5.34-html-parser p5.34-html-tagset p5.34-http-message p5.34-clone p5.34-b-cow
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets if you believe there is a bug.
Error: Processing of port maxima failed

MacOS 15.0 (Sequoia) right after OS update and attempted MacPorts update.