Date: 25 Oct 2003 10:41:06 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: "Brunoc@quipo.it" <brunoc@quipo.it> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can I install a port with a different (previous) version ? Message-ID: <44ismds7lp.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <000901c39a06$17115900$cf055e3e@computer> References: <000901c39a06$17115900$cf055e3e@computer>
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"Brunoc@quipo.it" <brunoc@quipo.it> writes:
> I periodically update the port collection.However,sometimes may
> happen that I need to install a different (previous) version of
> a port,for example when the current version fails to build.
> (This happened recently with the latest version of wine,a windows
> emulator).
> How can achieve this ?
cvsup allows you to specify a date, and it will retrieve the files
that were current on that date. [supfile syntax is
date=[cc]yy.mm.dd.hh.mm.ss
according to the manual]
For a single port, it might be easier to use the web interface.
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/
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