[MacPorts] #16061: Update port.1 man page for clearer description of -f and the state file

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#16061: Update port.1 man page for clearer description of -f and the state file
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 Reporter:  blb@…             |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal            |   Milestone:  MacPorts Future                      
Component:  base              |     Version:  1.6.0                                
 Keywords:  port man page     |        Port:                                       
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Changes (by jmr@…):

 * cc: jmr@… (added)


Comment:

 Based on my testing on current trunk, -f does not in fact cause port to
 ignore the state file in this way. However, it:
  * causes sync to redownload a daily tarball even if the mod time hasn't
 changed
  * causes selfupdate to rebuild base even if it doesn't appear to be
 outdated
  * causes upgrade to rebuild ports even if they don't appear to be
 outdated
  * causes the unarchive phase to be skipped
  * causes fatal_softcontinue to continue instead of exit
  * causes clean to remove files in the dist_subdir even if they may not
 belong to the port being cleaned
  * allows actions from fetch through destroot to be run when the port is
 installed and up to date
  * allows a build to continue with different variants than it was started
 with
  * allows ports with files that conflict with what's already there to be
 activated
  * allows ports with dependents to be uninstalled

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/16061#comment:2>
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