On Oct 2, 2010, at 19:19, Michael Brian Bentley wrote:

> The current MacPorts install for WordPress is for v2.8.4. v3 of WordPress was 
> made available in mid-June, and currently they're at 3.0.1.
> 
> I am wondering:
> 
> Can I use the MacPorts install for WordPress v2.8.4, and then use their 
> automatic updater to bring the installation up to the current revision?

MacPorts wants to be in control of updates. Any auto-updaters included with any 
software installed by MacPorts should really be turned off by MacPorts. Not all 
ports do this; don't know if the wordpress port does. If you run an autoupdater 
inside a program installed by MacPorts (such as wordpress), MacPorts will have 
a skewed view of the world: "port installed wordpress" would show the old 
version when in fact you have the new version. And unless the new version has 
exactly the same complement of files as the old version (which is frequently 
not the case), MacPorts won't be able to cleanly uninstall it for you later. 
So, you should not attempt to use an autoupdater in a program installed by 
MacPorts. "sudo port upgrade" should be the only way you upgrade ports.


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