Suggestion for an upgrade of scotch to 6.0.0

[mkae (Marko Käning)]

I tried to upgrade scotch from 5.1.11 to the latest 6.0.0.

It builds and installs fine with the attached patch for its portfile.

The only problem I've found so far is a failing test, which is documented in issue #39812.

I am not going to commit the new portfile unless those who are making use of the 5.1.11 version give me a clear thumbs up.

[wimmer@…]

Scotch 6.0 has a bug that makes is unusable with the MUMPS package (which requires scotch). I was advised to keep to the 5.1.12b version:

​https://listes.ens-lyon.fr/sympa/arc/mumps-users/2013-02/msg00002.html

I'd be thus in favor of not updating.

I have almost ready port file for 5.1.12b that I could submit on Monday (Mac only at work, not at home).

[mkae (Marko Käning)]

OK, I see. Well, at least we have than already the version 6.0.0 ready once it takes off in an updated version together with MUMPS.

Good that I didn't update then. :)

[mkae (Marko Käning)]

Alternatively we could introduce scotch 6.0.0 as a new port named scotch6, for those who want to use it.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to wimmer@…:

I have almost ready port file for 5.1.12b that I could submit on Monday (Mac only at work, not at home).

This update was submitted in #39890.

[petrrr]

Scotch is now @6.0.0. So I guess this ticket is now irrelevant and could be closed.

[mkae (Marko Käning)]

Since wimmer didn't complain when the port was upgraded to 6.0.0 in January I think it was fine to close this bug.

Because of him I had deliberately not upgraded in August 2013...

That's also the reason why I had left this ticket open for so long.