Ports with same name

[Doug Barton]

On 3/9/2010 11:01 AM, Charlie Kester wrote:
> Could be a problem for tools like portmaster that allow the user to
> specify the port name only, rather than category/portname.

That only works for installed ports, FYI.

> If a user has both gags installed and then runs "portmaster gag", how
> should portmaster resolve the ambiguity?

It won't, it will upgrade them both.

OTOH, 2 ports with the same UNIQUENAME would be a problem for portmaster 
since it stores information about installed distfiles in /var/db/ports.


Doug

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