[MacPorts] #44700: Request: download-friendly installer package URLs

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#44700: Request: download-friendly installer package URLs
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  Reporter:  george@…        |      Owner:  skarulkar@…
      Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
 Component:  server/hosting  |    Version:
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
      Port:                  |
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Comment (by george@…):

 > Do you really need symlinks or is having the current version available
 somewhere sufficient? Because the version is stored in
 rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/base/config/macports_version as well as
 being listed on the homepage.

 Imho,  implementation of the request is something the macports team and
 whoever is maintaining the site will have to decide. I can pitch in my 2
 Saudi halala, but at the end of the day it is something you guys will have
 to be comfortable maintaining.


 > Also, is installing a different version depending on when you happened
 to install really the behaviour you want? That’s something we try hard to
 avoid in MacPorts.

 We are talking about the macports installer version, given a certain major
 level of MacOSX, correct?  Is it not the first thing a user does after
 installation of macports is selfupdate? That means that macports will
 always  be updated, no matter what. In fact, I am scheduling macports to
 selfupdate; upgrade outdated every night at 2am. If we are talking about
 the version of a certain port, no problem: Ports that I need to pin, I
 just tell puppet to ensure they are at a certain version.

 (off-topic: Given a certain major os version, say 10.8, how sensitive is
 an installation of the same port to different versions of the installer,
 anyway?)

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/44700#comment:4>
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