I already have a local repo — I'd like a port in the rsync tree to exceptionally override the local one (higher preference) while keeping both in place.
On 2 Feb 2017, at 14:31, Mojca Miklavec <mo...@macports.org> wrote: > On 2 February 2017 at 09:17, db wrote: >> How can I override a local portfile without deleting it? I want to keep some >> ports locally, for example, after I submitted a new, locally tested port >> that made it in the repo, or when I want to keep an older portfile until I >> fully tested the latest version of an application. > > You can set up multiple local repositories. If you add the second > local repository on top (with a higher preference), that other > repository will "override" the first one (in case both contain the > same port). > > One option is that you set up a local repository that consist just of > symlinks. If you want to remove a port, you just delete the symlink > and the original stays untouched where it was. > > One option is to use git manipulations (different branches and then > switching between them, merging them, cherry-picking changes, going > back to history, ...) > > Mojca
