On Dec 11, 2012, at 14:59, Jeremy Lavergne wrote:
>> I would like to split an existing port (healpix) into two or more new ports
>> (healpix-c, healpix-cxx). Is there a way to accomplish this with
>> replaced_by, or are there any examples of ports for which something similar
>> has happened in the past?
>
> I believe replaced-by only handles a one-to-one replacement.
Right.
> I'd recommend making healpix a virtual package (no real contents, just one
> file in to place into a ${prefix}/share/doc/${name}/) that depends on both
> healpix-c and healpix-cxx.
Yes, but you'll have to add the "deactivate hack" to the virtual port (or meta
port) to prevent activation failures on upgrades.
> You could add a `notes` message indicating healpix no longer does anything:
> users can set healpix-c[xx] as requested and then uninstall healpix.
Yes, and any ports that depend on healpix should be updated to depend on the
new port(s) as appropriate.
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