[MacPorts] #38765: "port info boost" should give more clues about whereabouts in svn

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#38765: "port info boost" should give more clues about whereabouts in svn
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  Reporter:  dave@…   |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
 Component:  base     |    Version:  2.1.3
Resolution:  invalid  |   Keywords:
      Port:           |
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * cc: ryandesign@… (added)
 * resolution:   => invalid
 * status:  new => closed
 * component:  ports => base


Old description:

> I'm trying to find out how to install a back rev of boost. I gather from
>   https://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/InstallingOlderPort
> that I have to go to
>   https://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports
> and find the boost port, then craft an svn command to get the old
> version, something like:
>   svn co -r 30810
> http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/trunk/dports/lang/tcl
> But where exactly is boost? It's not at the top level? No. Is it under
> devel? No. I used the search box, and that was not helpful.
>
> I did this:
>
> Z% sudo /opt/local/bin/port info boost
> boost @1.53.0, Revision 1 (devel)
> Variants:             debug, [+]no_single, [+]no_static, openmpi,
> python25, python26, [+]python27, python31, python32, python33,
> regex_match_extra, universal
>
> Description:          Boost provides free portable peer-reviewed C++
> libraries. The emphasis is on portable libraries which work well with the
> C++ Standard Library.
> Homepage:             http://www.boost.org
>
> Library Dependencies: zlib, expat, bzip2, libiconv, icu, python27
> Platforms:            darwin
> License:              Boost-1
> Maintainers:          adfernandes at macports.org
>
> but there is nothing there to help me find the subfolder in the svn
> repository that contains boost.
>
> I'm stumped.

New description:

 I'm trying to find out how to install a back rev of boost. I gather from
   wiki:howto/InstallingOlderPort
 that I have to go to
   browser:trunk/dports
 and find the boost port, then craft an svn command to get the old version,
 something like:
 {{{
 svn co -r 30810
 http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/trunk/dports/lang/tcl
 }}}
 But where exactly is boost? It's not at the top level? No. Is it under
 devel? No. I used the search box, and that was not helpful.

 I did this:

 {{{
 Z% sudo /opt/local/bin/port info boost
 boost @1.53.0, Revision 1 (devel)
 Variants:             debug, [+]no_single, [+]no_static, openmpi,
 python25, python26, [+]python27, python31, python32, python33,
 regex_match_extra, universal

 Description:          Boost provides free portable peer-reviewed C++
 libraries. The emphasis is on portable libraries which work well with the
 C++ Standard Library.
 Homepage:             http://www.boost.org

 Library Dependencies: zlib, expat, bzip2, libiconv, icu, python27
 Platforms:            darwin
 License:              Boost-1
 Maintainers:          adfernandes at macports.org
 }}}

 but there is nothing there to help me find the subfolder in the svn
 repository that contains boost.

 I'm stumped.

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Comment:

 boost is in the devel category, as `port info boost` says. You can also
 see the local path to the port directory with the command `port dir
 boost`; you can then extrapolate from that what the path in the repository
 would be.

 We don't want to put information into the `port info` output about where
 the port is in Subversion, but we should enhance
 wiki:howto/InstallingOlderPort if it's unclear. Anyone with a Trac account
 may edit the wiki.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/38765#comment:1>
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