[MacPorts] #14172: unison upgrade removed unison-2.13 - synchronization with some machines fails

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#14172: unison upgrade removed unison-2.13 - synchronization with some machines
fails
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  Reporter:  vinc17 at macports.org  |       Owner:  eridius at macports.org
      Type:  defect               |      Status:  reopened            
  Priority:  High                 |   Milestone:  Port Bugs           
 Component:  ports                |     Version:  1.6.0               
Resolution:                       |    Keywords:                      
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Changes (by vinc17 at macports.org):

  * priority:  Normal => High
  * status:  closed => reopened
  * resolution:  invalid =>

Comment:

 Replying to [comment:3 eridius at macports.org]:
 > Don't you think that would be confusing for new users?

 No. And if you fear that would confuse new user, unison-2.13 could depend
 on unison (though this isn't a real dependency), so that users could
 choose the version they want/need.

 > If you weren't willing to upgrade on all machines, why did you upgrade
 at all?

 Because MacPorts asked me to upgrade. Moreover there could be new features
 and new bug fixes. But I still need unison 2.13 for machines I can't
 upgrade (e.g. I'm not the admin, they are Debian/stable machines and so
 on).

 > Not installing {{{${prefix}/bin/unison}}} wouldn't work anyway, as
 uninstalling the previous version would remove it.

 Users who need unison-2.13 would not uninstall this port!
 ${prefix}/bin/unison is useless since there is ${prefix}/bin/unison-2.13.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/ticket/14172#comment:4>
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