what is an inactive port?

[Michael Thon]

Thanks Jyrki - Where do they exist exactly?  They cannot occupy the  
same space as the active port.  Are they moved to another directory  
tree or placed into a tarball?  I'm just curious how this system  
works. Another question is why keep these inactive ports around in  
the first place?  Are they useful for something besides backing out  
of an upgrade?

On Jul 27, 2007, at 12:55 PM, Jyrki Wahlstedt wrote:

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> On 27.7.2007, at 13.44, Michael Thon wrote:
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>> Could someone explain to me what an inactive port is?
>> Cheers
>> Mike
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> Hi,
> you get inactive ports after upgrades automatically, they (the old  
> versions) are installed, they exist, but they are not active, as  
> they are not in use. Using 'port deactivate' one can make ports  
> inactive deliberately.
> NB! If you want to see, what ports are inactive, use 'port echo  
> inactive', 'port list inactive' produces confusing results.
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