[MacPorts] #18512: UI bug: "port selfupdate" misleads users into thinking the full installation is up to date
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Mon Feb 16 12:44:33 PST 2009
#18512: UI bug: "port selfupdate" misleads users into thinking the full
installation is up to date
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Reporter: martijn@… | Owner: macports-tickets@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone: Port Bugs
Component: base | Version: 1.7.0
Keywords: selfupdate, UI messages, misleading | Port:
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The "port selfupdate" command produces misleading output. As long as there
is not a new release of the base installation, it always claims that the
MacPorts installation is not outdated and the installation was not
updated, even if it was. This can be demonstrated by running "port
outdated" command before and after running selfupdate:
{{{
$ port outdated
No installed ports are outdated.
$ sudo port selfupdate
Password:
MacPorts base version 1.700 installed
Downloaded MacPorts base version 1.700
The MacPorts installation is not outdated so it was not updated
$ port outdated
The following installed ports are outdated:
bzip2 1.0.5_1 < 1.0.5_2
ghostscript 8.64_0 < 8.64_1
libpixman 0.12.0_1 < 0.14.0_0
xorg-libX11 1.1.5_1 < 1.1.99.2_1
xorg-libXext 1.0.4_0 < 1.0.5_0
xorg-libXfont 1.3.4_1 < 1.3.4_2
xorg-util-macros 1.2.1_0 < 1.2.1_1
xorg-xcb-util 0.3.2_0 < 0.3.3_0
xorg-xextproto 7.0.4_0 < 7.0.5_0
xorg-xtrans 1.2.2_0 < 1.2.3_0
grote5:~ martijn$
}}}
I know about RTFA and I did, so I know it only means to talk about the
base installation. But UI messages should not mislead users, not even
those who don't read manuals. IMO, this is a UI bug, as an inexperienced
user is likely to misunderstand and wonder why no ports are ever updated.
A few possible ways of fixing it:
* Reword the message to clearly refer only to the base installation,
suggesting people should check for port updates separately
* Automatically run "port outdated" after the selfupdate routine to
inform users of any outdated ports or the lack thereof
* Explicitly suggest running something like "port upgrade -u outdated"
after every "port selfupdate"
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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/18512>
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