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Date:      Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:59:24 +0100
From:      Mike Clarke <jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: older version of programs in freebsd
Message-ID:  <201209301059.24084.jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <65457e24.76d30ea3.50680d6f.8da69@lajt.hu>
References:  <193d871b.3cdf8ff3.5066d211.d2434@lajt.hu> <20120929131652.04d846a2.freebsd@edvax.de> <65457e24.76d30ea3.50680d6f.8da69@lajt.hu>

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On Sunday 30 September 2012 10:14:23 Istvan Gabor wrote:
> 2012. szeptember 29. 13:16 napon Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> =C3=ADrta:

> > Use portdowngrade.
> >
> > This tool is excellent in obtaining older versions of a
> > specific port, for example to make it functional again
> > (like the xzgv image viewer where the last usable version
> > has been xzgv-0.8_9).
>
> Thank you.
> I will try it.

If you use portsnap to keep your ports up to date then you can add a "REFUS=
E"=20
line in /etc/portsnap.conf to stop new versions of the port being downloade=
d=20
in the future.

=2D-=20
Mike Clarke



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