Re: Automatic out-of-dateness checking for base and ports tree

On Jun 7, 2007, at 20:06, Mark Hattam wrote:

Couldn't a version check be done when a user attempts a

sudo port install <somesoftware>

and only if the MacPorts version is up to date, then the install goes ahead, otherwise it echoes a "please update" warning?

Something like that is what I was thinking, yes. However, I wouldn't limit it to "port install"; I'd do it on any "port" command. Also, I wouldn't check every time, as that would be an unnecessary load on the server. That's why I suggested a timestamp file and checking only once a day, say.