Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 20:59:24 +0300 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> To: Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@srrc.ars.usda.gov> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Handling tarballs with no version Message-ID: <20010419205924.G1527@ringworld.oblivion.bg> In-Reply-To: <20010419125305.A48871@node7.cluster.srrc.usda.gov>; from gjohnson@srrc.ars.usda.gov on Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 12:53:05PM -0500 References: <20010419125305.A48871@node7.cluster.srrc.usda.gov>
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On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 12:53:05PM -0500, 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? Absolutely bump the PORTREVISION; then, leave it up to the users to make sure they have the latest. Yes, this will break automated builds, but such is life :( Invoking distclean before fetch would be a *bad* idea - it would force a re-fetch every time somebody tries to build this port, or some port dependent on it. G'luck, Peter -- You have, of course, just begun reading the sentence that you have just finished reading. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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