Is there a way to get the previous version of any package?

[Kok-Yong Tan]

On Mar 25, 2010, at 15:32, Ryan Schmidt wrote:

>
> On Mar 25, 2010, at 14:14, Joshua Root wrote:
>
>> On 2010-3-26 05:37 , Kok-Yong Tan wrote:
>>>
>>
>>> On Mar 25, 2010, at 14:21, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>>>
>>>> MacPorts follows dependencies automatically. To tell it not to  
>>>> do so,
>>>> use the -n switch.
>>>>
>>>> sudo port -n install wireshark
>>>
>>> Got it.  Thanks.  The man page for port (even after a "port  
>>> selfupdate"
>>> to 1.8.2) states that the -n switch is "only for upgrading" so  
>>> that's
>>> what threw me since I wasn't doing an upgrade but an install of  
>>> wireshark.
>>
>> Install triggers an upgrade of any dependencies that are already
>> installed. But why not just leave zlib 1.2.4 installed but  
>> inactive so
>> upgrade doesn't see it as outdated?
>
> Upgrade will reactivate zlib 1.2.4.
>
> I also recommend you leave zlib 1.2.4 installed and inactive for  
> now, but you need to use -n for install or upgrade so MacPorts  
> won't reactivate zlib 1.2.4.


Any particular reason why?  zlib 1.2.4 is kind of small and can be  
pulled down and recompiled pretty quickly, even on an old G5.
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