first experiences with rev-upgrade

[Joshua Root]

On 2012-4-9 14:35 , Joshua Root wrote:
> On 2012-4-9 02:06 , Landon Fuller wrote:
>>
>> I think it should be noted that rev-upgrade isn't really optional
>> in the same way that 'upgrade outdated' is -- rev-upgrade is
>> detecting genuinely broken binaries and fixing them,
>> automatically.
>>
>> As an end user, I just want things to work. If port(1)
>> automatically fixes broken ports on my system, all the better. I
>> don't personally think adding additional steps to fixing otherwise
>> broken binaries is a better experience for users.
> 
> It's a little surprising and non-optimal if it always forces
> source-only mode though, even when the port with broken linking is
> outdated and simply upgrading (possibly using an archive) might fix it.

Never mind the above, I see it only forces source-only on the second and
subsequent reinstalls.

It's still a little surprising if it rebuilds stuff that has nothing to
do with a port you just installed or upgraded, but that should only
really happen on the first ever run.

- Josh