cvs commit: ports/graphics/netpbm Makefile (fwd)

Stijn Hoop stijn at win.tue.nl
Sat Aug 30 03:24:01 PDT 2003


On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 02:54:26AM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
> Can someone please explain to me why fixing a plist necessitates bumping
> portrevision? If I already have the port installed, the plist is already
> broken. There is nothing about this fix that makes me want to reinstall
> the port.

There is for me -- I want the version of the port with the correct pkg-plist
in case I want to deinstall the port and _not_ leave files/dirs behind.
I wouldn't know if I have the correct version of the plist if they didn't
bump PORTREVISION.

--Stijn

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