id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version resolution keywords cc port 17473 RFE: allow Portfile to upgrade dependents MarcusCalhoun-Lopez macports-tickets@… "There are times when a port undergoes such a drastic change that[[BR]] all its dependents need to be rebuilt.[[BR]] One such example is when perl is upgraded.[[BR]] As noted in #16830, all the installed modules need to rebuild so they[[BR]] are installed in the correct directory. Attached is a proposed solution.[[BR]] It allows a port to set a poison_version.[[BR]] During an upgrade, if the installed version <= poison_version, then all dependents[[BR]] are forced to rebuild. " enhancement closed Normal base wontfix jmroot blb@… raimue febeling@…