[MacPorts] #55089: Make "port requested" an alias for "port installed requested"

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Mon Oct 23 20:19:26 UTC 2017


#55089: Make "port requested" an alias for "port installed requested"
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  Reporter:  ryandesign   |      Owner:
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  base         |    Version:  2.4.2
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:               |
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Comment (by paulp):

 That I share this obsession with providing a consistent interface is what
 made me hesitate to open a ticket about it. But when consistency is
 impossible (as it is here) all considerations become probabilistic
 tradeoffs.

 A lot of command line tools would benefit from introducing the
 "plumbing/porcelain" distinction. Plumbing: consistency and completeness
 are overriding considerations. Porcelain: whatever it is that most people
 are doing most of the time should be optimized for, with all other
 considerations secondary.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/55089#comment:2>
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