Hi, folks:
I have the current version of a port installed. I have never had an
earlier version installed. But I would like to install an earlier
version now. How can I do this?
Adding a version specifier to *port install* doesn't seem to be
effective, I only get the current version. Nor does the port command
documentation <https://guide.macports.org/#using.port> say that a
version specifier is respected.
*port activate* doesn't work, because I hadn't downloaded the older
version earlier.
% port installed MPlayer
The following ports are currently installed:
MPlayer @1.3.0_0 (active)
% sudo port activate MPlayer@1.1_8
Error: port activate failed: Registry error: MPlayer @1.1_8 is not installed.
% sudo port install MPlayer@1.1_8
Password:
---> Computing dependencies for MPlayer
---> Cleaning MPlayer
---> Scanning binaries for linking errors
---> No broken files found.
% port installed MPlayer
The following ports are currently installed:
MPlayer @1.3.0_0 (active)
Putting a space between the port name and version specifier didn't seem
to make any difference, either.
Is there a way to get a specific older version of a port now, if I
hadn't downloaded it earlier?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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