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Re: multiple version of packages with the same PKGBASE



 >>> In pkgsrc there are a number of packages that have the same PKGBASE
 >>> but different PKGPATH and versions.  Is it normal?

 >> Yes, it is normal.  A typical example is graphics/gqview and
 >> graphics/gqview-devel.  They install the same files, with the same
 >> names, but from different branches of upstream.
> IMHO there should be exactly one instance for describing a package.
                                   ^^^^^^^^
substance, sorry, my poor English... :)

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Best regards, Aleksey Cheusov.


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