Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 23:08:21 +0300 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> To: Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@srrc.ars.usda.gov> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Handling tarballs with no version Message-ID: <3ADF45B5.8D0F88D7@FreeBSD.org> References: <20010419125305.A48871@node7.cluster.srrc.usda.gov>
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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. -Maxim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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