Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 08:36:11 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <matthew@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Downgrading a port Message-ID: <518CA36B.7040604@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20130510083221.8e767b31.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <72E7E6C6-68FE-4356-940E-46AB8BBB88DE@todoo.biz> <20130510083221.8e767b31.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 10/05/2013 07:32, Polytropon wrote: > On Thu, 9 May 2013 18:03:22 +0200, bsd@todoo.biz wrote: >> > I wanted to know if there is a way to simply downgrade a package >> > I have installed with pkgng ? > There is no such thing as a "simple downgrade". :-) All too true. > The primary goal of the new pkg system is to provide as > "bleeding edge" possible in binary precompiled form, with > the ability of binary upgrades. Switching to older versions > has not been a direct concern, I think. The primary goal of pkgng is to provide a state of the art binary package management system allowing users to maintain a coherent and consistent set of packages over time. Yes, the focus has primarily been on how to upgrade to the latest available packages, because that's the vast majority of what routine package maintenance entails. However, it's not the whole story. We've got the ability to 'hold' specific packages coming in release 1.1, on-going work on the package solver to be able to find an arbitrary set of packages out of what is available that fulfils specific requirements (eg. that libreoffice version x.y.z is installed, together with the most up to date possible version of firefox consistent with that) and with all the package dependencies met, plus I'm thinking about a feature for having an 'undo' capability. Much of that can involve installing or leaving in place older versions of packages. Cheers, Matthew
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