#52376: usbutils @007 update USB ID database to version 2016.09.07 ----------------------------------+------------------------ Reporter: leonardo.schenkel@… | Owner: bernhard@… Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: haspatch Port: usbutils | ----------------------------------+------------------------ Comment (by larryv@…): Replying to [comment:3 leonardo.schenkel@…]:
Another reason for why I'm not sure if it's a good idea to download the DB at build time is because the build becomes not reproducible
The one issue I can think of is that the filename doesn’t include version information, so every update would be a [[PortfileRecipes#stealth- updates|stealth update]]. It’s possible to work around this.
if `linux-usb.org` is not online (or the file available or not well-formed) then the package cannot be built or will not work at runtime. Not good attributes in my opinion.
This is true of all distfiles, including source tarballs. That’s why we mirror distfiles. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/52376#comment:5> MacPorts <https://www.macports.org/> Ports system for macOS