[MacPorts] #2421: RFE: Prefetch mode of operation

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#2421: RFE: Prefetch mode of operation
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  Reporter:  n8gray@…            |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
      Type:  enhancement         |      Status:  new                                  
  Priority:  Normal              |   Milestone:  MacPorts Future                      
 Component:  base                |     Version:                                       
Resolution:                      |    Keywords:                                       
      Port:                      |  
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * cc: ryandesign@… (added)


Old description:

> As a laptop user I have intermittant network connectivity.  It would be
> very useful if I could fetch all the
> sources needed for building a port and its uninstalled dependencies
> *before* building anything.  One
> way to do this would be with a 'recursive' flag to 'port fetch'.  Another
> (better, IMHO) option would be to
> allow 'fetch-first' as a permanent mode of operation.  I would prefer to
> work this way all the time
> anyway.

New description:

 As a laptop user I have intermittant network connectivity.  It would be
 very useful if I could fetch all the
 sources needed for building a port and its uninstalled dependencies
 *before* building anything.  One
 way to do this would be with a 'recursive' flag to 'port fetch'.  Another
 (better, IMHO) option would be to
 allow 'fetch-first' as a permanent mode of operation.  I would prefer to
 work this way all the time
 anyway.

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Comment:

 As of MacPorts 1.9, it's now easy to fetch all of a port foo's
 dependencies recursively:
 {{{
 sudo port fetch rdepof:foo
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/2421#comment:9>
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