Problem installing gnome-doc-utils

[markd at macports.org]

Anders F Björklund <afb at macports.org> writes:
>"selfupdate" is broken on some platforms, and sometimes a newer
>MacPorts release is broken itself, so user might prefer to just
>update the ports tree - without having to update base itself...
>
>It's possible to update base later, without using "selfupdate".

Yes I'm now convinced of the utility of sync due to the points made by
Keith and yourself.  And cross-platform issues regarding selfupdate is
something I hadn't considered.  I'll accomodate that in the docs when I
add the writeup for "port sync" to keep it is general as possible.  Thanks.

Mark