[MacPorts] #36137: Option to mark a port for installation when the port is fixed

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#36137: Option to mark a port for installation when the port is fixed
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  Reporter:  dylanryan@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  base         |    Version:  2.1.2
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:               |
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Comment (by dylanryan@…):

 Replying to [comment:1 ryandesign@…]

 What does "outdated" measure/react to (as in port outdated)? I don't think
 I ever have had a broken port that got fixed without showing up in port
 outdated, though I could be wrong (especially since I usually uninstall
 after a while). Because that is basically what I would like - something
 akin to "port outdated" that works with ports that are NOT installed,
 (primarily due to being broken). Though the portfile checksum idea sounds
 like a good idea, and even if it just caught most of the scenarios, that
 is better than having to save a text file manually somewhere to remind
 myself what ports I need after a new OS install. There's no facility
 already in place to get a checksum of all the files that are in the port
 (i.e. portfile + patches + whatever else there is)?

 A less useful but still helpful option would just be a "wishlist" type
 thing, so that at least instead of writing it down in a text file that I
 have to not lose, I can just tell port that, sometime, I want to install
 some given port (and automatically clear the wishlist when it does get
 installed). That isn't as useful as trying to notice when a port might be
 fixed, but at least it keeps everything together. I could just type "port
 wishlist" to see what things I want, rather than having to write it down
 somewhere. Though I guess that isn't significantly more convenient than
 using a text file....

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/36137#comment:2>
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