On 2022-10-15 13:20 , Fred Wright wrote:
IMO, it should ask before following replaced_by, since replaced_by is sometimes a matter of opinion. For example, sometimes "port X is replaced by port Y" really means "We don't want to bother supporting port X any more, so you should use port Y instead; if it doesn't meet your needs then that's too bad."
Typically a port with replaced_by set will have been converted to a stub that does nothing but error out if you try to install it, so the ability to bypass this feature doesn't help you much. But there is a --no-replace flag in case it's needed.
- Josh
