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Date:      Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:52:48 +0400
From:      Ruslan Makhmatkhanov <cvs-src@yandex.ru>
To:        Bryan Drewery <bdrewery@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        svn-ports-head@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r313614 - head
Message-ID:  <513998D0.1070401@yandex.ru>
In-Reply-To: <513978B7.9000107@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <201303080349.r283nfQl036658@svn.freebsd.org> <513977E5.9060605@yandex.ru> <513978B7.9000107@FreeBSD.org>

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Bryan Drewery wrote on 08.03.2013 09:35:
> On 3/7/2013 11:32 PM, Ruslan Makhmatkhanov wrote:
>> Bryan Drewery wrote on 08.03.2013 07:49:
>>> Author: bdrewery
>>> Date: Fri Mar  8 03:49:41 2013
>>> New Revision: 313614
>>> URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/313614
>>>
>>> Log:
>>>     - Must force reinstall py-distribute-0.6.35 as it is seen as a
>>>       downgrade from py-setuptools-0.6c11_3
>>
>> Thanks. Would you provide more details on this? I still not using pkg,
>> so I don't understand what the problem. Just used the same instructions
>> as in previous UPDATING entries.
>>
>
> The package py27-distribute that is replacing py27-setuptools is *older*
> in version from the old package. So a force install is needed. Same as
> the -f flag for portupgrade. This is due to them not wanting to
> downgrade ports by default. Even when "replacing" or "moving" origins,
> they will not downgrade without being forced.

Yes, but they are different applications. Isn't this a bug? I believe 
the version should only be checked withing the same application 
handling, not different ones... At least portmaster handled this without 
a problem.

>
> This also happened in devel/pkgconf update in 20120726.
>
> An ugly way to avoid this would be to use a PORTEPOCH higher than the
> old in the new port.

-- 
Regards,
Ruslan

Tinderboxing kills... the drives.



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