port revision depndency

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Dec 18, 2008, at 11:35, Emmanuel Hainry wrote:

>>> Is there a way to specify a port is dependent on a certain  
>>> revision (and version!) of another port?
>>
>> Sadly, no. I forget if there's a ticket specifically for this, but  
>> it's
>> definitely on the to-do list along with
>> <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/126>.
>
> It would also imply being able to install a certain revision of a  
> port.
> At the moment, you can only install the "current" version.

If you need an older version, you can use this workaround:

http://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/InstallingOlderPort