Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Ticket #66741, comment 2


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Jan 23, 2023, 11:49:58 AM (16 months ago)
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  • Ticket #66741, comment 2

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    1212>Subsequent updates of MacPorts base usually happen via the selfupdate mechanism which does not at present happen via an Apple installer package; it always happens from source. So even if we change the installer package to report its version it would only report the version you originally installed, not the one currently installed, and would not appear at all for from-source builds.
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    14 Agreed. IMO here is no need for such installs to influence on the a.m. issue.
     14Agreed. IMO there is no need for such installs to influence on the a.m. issue.
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    1616Furthermore, an extended solution to the a.m. basic issue could provide this as extra information in the Summary field which is shown below the list of a selected entry of MacPorts first install respectively.
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    1818== Conclusion:
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    20 IMO the the **initial install** of a ''MacPorts PKG or DMG'' should should **provide version info** to the Apple system information after an installation happened as should be applicable with Apple Style Guides.
     20IMO the the **initial install** of a ''MacPorts PKG or DMG'' should **provide version info** to the Apple system information after an installation happened as should be applicable with Apple Style Guides.