-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 markd@macports.org wrote:
Simon Ruderich <simon@ruderich.com> writes:
I think for "normal" users there is no difference and you are right, it would be better to use selfupdate. I should have used that in the mail, thanks for the hint; will do next time.
Oh I wasn't meaning to say you shouldn't tell people to use 'port sync', it was just my way of finding out why it is used.
No apologies necessary. You are right, "port selfupdate" is much better for normals users and I just wanted to say you convinced me and I will use selfupdate in new mails when describing this ;-)
Personally I use sync because it's faster and I can be sure my port command is not updated (which would cause some problems in my setup). But for casual users selfupdate is indeed better.
I see. Yeah that makes sense.
I think both should be documented (because undocumented features are not so good) but the selfupdate should be marked clearly as the better thing to do.
Yes I agree. I'll put it in as the lesser used option for those that want it the next chance I get. Thanks.
Thats good. Thanks too.
Mark
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