#38765: "port info boost" should give more clues about whereabouts in svn ----------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: dave@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: base | Version: 2.1.3 Resolution: invalid | Keywords: Port: | ----------------------+-------------------------------- Changes (by ryandesign@…): * cc: ryandesign@… (added) * resolution: => invalid * status: new => closed * component: ports => base Old description:

I'm trying to find out how to install a back rev of boost. I gather from https://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/InstallingOlderPort that I have to go to https://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports and find the boost port, then craft an svn command to get the old version, something like: svn co -r 30810 http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/trunk/dports/lang/tcl But where exactly is boost? It's not at the top level? No. Is it under devel? No. I used the search box, and that was not helpful.

I did this:

Z% sudo /opt/local/bin/port info boost boost @1.53.0, Revision 1 (devel) Variants: debug, [+]no_single, [+]no_static, openmpi, python25, python26, [+]python27, python31, python32, python33, regex_match_extra, universal

Description: Boost provides free portable peer-reviewed C++ libraries. The emphasis is on portable libraries which work well with the C++ Standard Library. Homepage: http://www.boost.org

Library Dependencies: zlib, expat, bzip2, libiconv, icu, python27 Platforms: darwin License: Boost-1 Maintainers: adfernandes@macports.org

but there is nothing there to help me find the subfolder in the svn repository that contains boost.

I'm stumped.

New description: I'm trying to find out how to install a back rev of boost. I gather from wiki:howto/InstallingOlderPort that I have to go to browser:trunk/dports and find the boost port, then craft an svn command to get the old version, something like: {{{ svn co -r 30810 http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/trunk/dports/lang/tcl }}} But where exactly is boost? It's not at the top level? No. Is it under devel? No. I used the search box, and that was not helpful. I did this: {{{ Z% sudo /opt/local/bin/port info boost boost @1.53.0, Revision 1 (devel) Variants: debug, [+]no_single, [+]no_static, openmpi, python25, python26, [+]python27, python31, python32, python33, regex_match_extra, universal Description: Boost provides free portable peer-reviewed C++ libraries. The emphasis is on portable libraries which work well with the C++ Standard Library. Homepage: http://www.boost.org Library Dependencies: zlib, expat, bzip2, libiconv, icu, python27 Platforms: darwin License: Boost-1 Maintainers: adfernandes@macports.org }}} but there is nothing there to help me find the subfolder in the svn repository that contains boost. I'm stumped. -- Comment: boost is in the devel category, as `port info boost` says. You can also see the local path to the port directory with the command `port dir boost`; you can then extrapolate from that what the path in the repository would be. We don't want to put information into the `port info` output about where the port is in Subversion, but we should enhance wiki:howto/InstallingOlderPort if it's unclear. Anyone with a Trac account may edit the wiki. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/38765#comment:1> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X