[MacPorts] #15708: port should have an "ignore" switch for ports that should not be upgraded

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Sat Jun 21 14:28:35 PDT 2008


#15708: port should have an "ignore" switch for ports that should not be upgraded
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 Reporter:  paulbeard at gmail.com  |       Owner:  macports-tickets at lists.macosforge.org
     Type:  defect               |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Not set              |   Milestone:  MacPorts base enhancements           
Component:  base                 |     Version:  1.7.0                                
 Keywords:  RFE                  |  
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 In the event a port cannot be safely upgraded (perhaps it will break a
 dependency or perhaps no newer version will build properly) it would be
 useful to have a way to ignore it. Possible implementations: a simple
 .ignore file in the port's directory or a list in the conf directory.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/15708>
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