port selfupdate doesn't work as expected

[vinc17@…]

First, "port selfupdate" doesn't work as described in the port man page. A second problem is that it tries to update private SVN working copies (i.e. those belonging to a different user, which means a complete mess in the file permissions).

[kballard (Lily Ballard)]

Actually it's port sync that does the SVN updating, it's just that selfupdate calls sync. But the point about the user permissions is a good one.

And can you describe what you mean by doesn't work as described?

[kballard (Lily Ballard)]

Ok, updating the svn repos now uses the uid/gid of the owner of the repo. Fixed in r25142. Leaving ticket open until you describe what you mean by "port selfupdate" doesn't work as described.

[vinc17@…]

The port man page says:

   selfupdate
     Updates the MacPorts system, dports tree(s) and base tools if needed,
     from the MacPorts rsync server, installing the newest infrastructure
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     available. To update you would typically do:

Subversion working copies (in particular private ones) are not mentioned.

[kballard (Lily Ballard)]

Ok, I've fixed the documentation to mention it (r25234).