force rebuild a port

[Joshua Root]

Richard L. Hamilton wrote:

> A URL likehttps://ports.macports.org/port/harfbuzz/builds/  <https://ports.macports.org/port/harfbuzz/builds/>
>
> in your browser (but put in the port name you want in place of harfbuzz) will show what if anything is pre-built for that port. Other views are available, but don't ask me if there's one that shows everything pre-built for a specific macOS version; if there is one, I haven't found it. I'm just another user, not a maintainer, and not familiar with everything; I knew some of these things were possible, but had to dig a bit to be able to describe them.

You can show only the builds from a certain OS version using the "Select 
builder(s):" popup menu. However, builds are attempted for all ports, 
not just the ones for which the archives can be made publicly available. 
To see if there is an archive available for a port, you would have to 
check the appropriate subdirectory on packages.macports.org, e.g. 
<https://packages.macports.org/harfbuzz/>.

See the thread starting here for a previous discussion of some of the 
complexities around whether binary archives are available: 
<https://lists.macports.org/pipermail/macports-users/2022-December/051732.html>

- Josh