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List:       freebsd-questions
Subject:    Re: older version of programs in freebsd
From:       Mike Clarke <jmc-freebsd2 () milibyte ! co ! uk>
Date:       2012-09-30 9:59:24
Message-ID: 201209301059.24084.jmc-freebsd2 () milibyte ! co ! uk
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On Sunday 30 September 2012 10:14:23 Istvan Gabor wrote:
> 2012. szeptember 29. 13:16 napon Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> írta:

> > Use portdowngrade.
> >
> > This tool is excellent in obtaining older versions of a
> > specific port, for example to make it functional again
> > (like the xzgv image viewer where the last usable version
> > has been xzgv-0.8_9).
>
> Thank you.
> I will try it.

If you use portsnap to keep your ports up to date then you can add a "REFUSE" 
line in /etc/portsnap.conf to stop new versions of the port being downloaded 
in the future.

-- 
Mike Clarke
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