On Tuesday February 18 2014 22:10:53 Ryan Schmidt wrote:

> > Things started out fine, but somehow I found myself with a 64bit-only 
> > libiconv (despite the fact that the database told me I had the universal 
> > variant, as requested), which of course gave problems. Couldn't figure out 
> > how to force-reinstall the port,
> 
> For future reference:
> 
> sudo port -ns upgrade --force libiconv

Thanks. I tried with -f and possibly even with -n, but that resulted just in 
the usual post-install scan of the database.

> MacPorts does not have the capability to re-install older versions of ports; 
> if you want that you have to follow the instructions in the 
> howto/InstallingOlderPort wiki page. So no, the instructions will only leave 
> you with the latest version of each port, because that’s all that MacPorts 
> knows how to install.

Good to know, also as a reminder not to uninstall older versions immediately 
after each upgrade as apparently there's no (easy) way back!

R.
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