Changes between Version 92 and Version 93 of FAQ


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Timestamp:
Feb 19, 2010, 2:29:22 PM (14 years ago)
Author:
jmroot (Joshua Root)
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update tense of cd section

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    211211Your local repository needs the ports to be nested within a category for portindex to work, as explained in the relevant [http://guide.macports.org/#development.local-repositories documentation].
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    213 === Why was the `cd` command removed from trunk? === #cd
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    215 The `cd` command was removed from trunk in r28796. As of release 1.7.0 it will no longer be available for use in Portfiles. `cd` is harmful as it changes the current directory of the whole process and not only of the current Tcl interpreter. Also, it becomes unreliable when used inside phases and other phases begin to rely on it.
     213=== Why was the `cd` command removed? === #cd
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     215The `cd` command was removed from trunk in r28796. As of release 1.7.0 it is no longer available for use in Portfiles. `cd` is harmful as it changes the current directory of the whole process and not only of the current Tcl interpreter. Also, it becomes unreliable when used inside phases and other phases begin to rely on it.
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    217217Please use absolute paths instead, starting with ${worksrcpath}. If you need to run a command with `system`, use it like `system "cd ${worksrcpath} && autoreconf"`.