Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 15:31:20 -0500 From: Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@srrc.ars.usda.gov> To: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Handling tarballs with no version Message-ID: <20010419153120.A72167@node7.cluster.srrc.usda.gov> In-Reply-To: <3ADF45B5.8D0F88D7@FreeBSD.org>; from sobomax@FreeBSD.org on Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 11:08:21PM %2B0300 References: <20010419125305.A48871@node7.cluster.srrc.usda.gov> <3ADF45B5.8D0F88D7@FreeBSD.org>
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On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 11:08:21PM +0300, Maxim Sobolev wrote: > Glenn Johnson wrote: > > > I have a port that I maintain that does not use a version number in > > the tar file. If I update the port and bump either the PORTVERSION > > or PORTREVISION variable, then users who have the port installed > > will get a CHECKSUM mismatch when doing an upgrade. How can I > > force the update of the distfile when one installs the port? I was > > thinking that running the distclean target prior to fetch would work > > but what is the cleanest way to implement that? > > Contact original author of software and ask him/her to assign some > meaningful version number to the tarball in question. All other > options suck badly. I did contact him a while back and he gave me some reason for wanting to do it the way he does so that is a dead end. I guess it will just have to be up to the user to handle it when the checksum mismatch occurs. Thanks. -- Glenn Johnson USDA, ARS, SRRC Phone: (504) 286-4252 New Orleans, LA 70124 e-mail: gjohnson@srrc.ars.usda.gov To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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