On Feb 21, 2013, at 10:10, Jeremy Lavergne wrote: > I was digging around in Ubuntu a bit the other day and noticed our `port > select` equivalent, alternatives (8): > http://linux.die.net/man/8/alternatives > > It follows a simple rule: if the version being installed is newer then the > currently selected, update the symlinks. If it's older, don't change the > symlinks. > > Would this help us in handling multiple versions of perl, since it's a > one-way automatic path?
Sounds like you're saying two things: 1. perl should use the "port select" mechanism. I agree, and that's #29763. 2. "port select" should automatically select the port being installed, if it's newer than the one that was selected. I'm not sure I agree about that. It could certainly print a message to the user advising them that this is newer and maybe they want to update their selection. _______________________________________________ macports-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-dev
