Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote:

I'd be very happy if I could:
- fetch the distfiles, even if I have a conflicting port installed
- be able to use portmaster -o to switch from one port to an other one
  that conflicts with it.
- be able to at least compile a port (eg. for testing) without having
  to de-install the current one.

I'm all in favor of restoring the old behavior with a switch available
to turn on the new one.

+1

Although a big fat warning message at fetch or build phase when operating on
a port with conflicts wouldn't go amiss.

        Cheers,

        Matthew

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