Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:15:36 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports with same name Message-ID: <4B96D698.7010006@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20100309190124.GA48403@comcast.net> References: <47B3280E-2609-476D-92EA-BC940C8C49D3@freebsd.org> <20100309192514.49a88a53@ernst.jennejohn.org> <20100309190124.GA48403@comcast.net>
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On 3/9/2010 11:01 AM, Charlie Kester wrote: > Could be a problem for tools like portmaster that allow the user to > specify the port name only, rather than category/portname. That only works for installed ports, FYI. > If a user has both gags installed and then runs "portmaster gag", how > should portmaster resolve the ambiguity? It won't, it will upgrade them both. OTOH, 2 ports with the same UNIQUENAME would be a problem for portmaster since it stores information about installed distfiles in /var/db/ports. Doug -- ... and that's just a little bit of history repeating. -- Propellerheads Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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