[MacPorts] #16574: Portfiles need to be able to declare a dependency on a base version

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#16574: Portfiles need to be able to declare a dependency on a base version
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  Reporter:  macosforge.org at beej.org  |       Owner:  macports-tickets at lists.macosforge.org
      Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  new                                  
  Priority:  Normal                   |   Milestone:  MacPorts base enhancements           
 Component:  base                     |     Version:  1.6.0                                
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Changes (by ryandesign at macports.org):

 * cc: ryandesign at macports.org, eridius at macports.org (added)


Comment:

 I think what we have right now is simpler -- assume all ports require the
 latest released version of MacPorts. I don't think anybody wants to go
 through our > 5000 ports to figure out which minimum version of MacPorts
 each requires.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/16574#comment:2>
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