[MacPorts] #52376: usbutils @007 update USB ID database to version 2016.09.07

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#52376: usbutils @007 update USB ID database to version 2016.09.07
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  Reporter:  leonardo.schenkel@…  |      Owner:  bernhard@…
      Type:  enhancement          |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal               |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports                |    Version:
Resolution:                       |   Keywords:  haspatch
      Port:  usbutils             |
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Comment (by larryv@…):

 Replying to [comment:3 leonardo.schenkel@…]:
 > Another reason for why I'm not sure if it's a good idea to download
 > the DB at build time is because the build becomes not reproducible

 The one issue I can think of is that the filename doesn’t include version
 information, so every update would be a [[PortfileRecipes#stealth-
 updates|stealth update]]. It’s possible to work around this.

 > if `linux-usb.org` is not online (or the file available or not
 > well-formed) then the package cannot be built or will not work at
 > runtime. Not good attributes in my opinion.

 This is true of all distfiles, including source tarballs. That’s why we
 mirror distfiles.

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