Hi, portreserve/portrelease [1] seems to solve the problem. Why not add portreserve to future Debian releases together with appropriate modifications to all packages containing programs depending on fixed ports? See also the discussion on Bugzilla [2].
Best regards, Gernot [1] http://cyberelk.net/tim/portreserve/ [2] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=103401 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]