#48618: Wiki WebPage on "How to install an older version of a port" are slightly wrong or incomplete. ------------------------+-------------------------- Reporter: peshola@… | Owner: ryandesign@… Type: defect | Status: assigned Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: wiki | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: Port: | ------------------------+-------------------------- Changes (by ryandesign@…): * status: new => assigned * owner: macports-tickets@… => ryandesign@… * version: 2.3.3 => * component: ports => wiki Old description:

URL is https://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/InstallingOlderPort

The instructions don't work quite right. sudo port install works quite fine with the Portfile for boost 1.58.

However, the syntax sudo port install -no_single doesn't work. The instructions are not quite useful if I'm stuck with the default option of +no_single. I'm trying to install boost 1.58, because boost 1.59 doesn't work right.

New description: URL is wiki:howto/InstallingOlderPort The instructions don't work quite right. sudo port install works quite fine with the Portfile for boost 1.58. However, the syntax sudo port install -no_single doesn't work. The instructions are not quite useful if I'm stuck with the default option of +no_single. I'm trying to install boost 1.58, because boost 1.59 doesn't work right. -- Comment: The wiki:howto/InstallingOlderPort page is accurate as far as it goes, but you're right, it does not really talk about variants. Enabling a variant works normally, the problem only occurs when trying to disable a variant that's on by default. The solution is to include the argument "`--`" before the variants: {{{ sudo port install -- -no_single }}} Anyone can edit the wiki, but I'm working on rewriting the wiki page now and will incorporate this information. Thanks for pointing out this deficiency. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/48618#comment:1> MacPorts <https://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X