[MacPorts] #40875: mongodb 2.4 branch can't install on Mavericks

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#40875: mongodb 2.4 branch can't install on Mavericks
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  Reporter:  mark@…   |      Owner:  ryandesign@…
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports    |    Version:  2.2.99
Resolution:           |   Keywords:  mavericks
      Port:  mongodb  |
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Comment (by p.perroud@…):

 Replying to [comment:28 ryandesign@…]:

 > When the second digit is even, it is stable. 2.4.x is the latest stable
 series. When the second digit is odd, it is unstable/development. 2.5.x is
 the latest unstable/development series.

 But they do have a 2.4 "nightly" classified as "unstable"...

 May be we could agree on a different terminolgy: even (2.4) standing for
 "production" and odd (2.5) for "development".

 In my understanding the Mavericks issue was addressed in the 2.5 branch 2
 months ago and will never reach the 2.4: this is why we are stuck in this
 issue today.

 Since a port is supposed to provide the original package, patching the
 official 2.4.7 to build on Mavericks is hardly an option. Which means the
 next "production" release that builds on Mavericks will be 2.6 - in many
 months from now.

 For Mavericks users a new mongodb-dev 2.5.x port that would compile on
 XCode 5 should be provided ASAP - assuming the issue was really fixed in
 the 2.5 branch indeed. The existing 2.4.7 mongodb "production" port should
 require XCode 4, redirecting Mavericks users to mongodb-dev port.

 In the future, the "production" release would increment even versions and
 the "development" release would increment odd versions.

 When both ports will be installed on same machine, only one should be
 "active" at a time: doing it that way it would be possible to switch from
 "development" to "production" (and back) simply by changing the active
 mongodb port on this machine.

 Is this making sense?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/40875#comment:29>
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