How to rename a port

[Jeremy Lavergne]

> I searched on the FAQ, WiKi, tickets and portguide but couldn't find how to change the name of a port already existing in the macports.org repository.
> 
> Is this possible ? If yes what are the steps required to do it ?

Yes: create a new port with he right now (you can svn cp it to retain history) then mark the old one as replaced_by the new one. Revbump and everyone going to install the new revision gets sent to the replacement instead.

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