unable to build dependencies of ports in freebsd-16-current

From: <polyduekes_at_proton.me>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:18:28 UTC
trying to build a dependency port of any port results in failure with pkg-static: open(/usr/ports/category/dependencyname/work/.metadir.dependencyname): No such file or directory
*** [fake-pkg.sdl3] Error code 1

make[3]: stopped making "/usr/ports/category/dependencyname/work/.install_done.dependencyname._usr_local" in /usr/ports/category/dependencyname
make[3]: 1 error

currently using FreeBSD pc 16.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT main-n285251-07a3501e6c85 GENERIC amd64,unable to reproduce the issue on 15.0-RELEASE