On Apr 19, 2007, at 01:09, jeanpierre@gmail.com wrote:
is the output from 'port list inactive' expected? it appears to list the active port version and revision rather than the inactive one.
yes it is, although it might be confusing.
to get a list of inactive ports, type
port echo inactive
port echo that is somewhat odd dont you think
Perhaps. It is, nevertheless, the way that port works. "port list" certainly behaves exactly as documented in "man port": list If no argument is given, display a list of the the latest version of all available ports. If portname(s) are given as arguments, display a list of the latest version of each port. Perhaps it would be clearer if "port list" were called "port latest". But it's not.