Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/packagers/macosx/install.sh
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/packagers/macosx/install.sh	(revision 18417)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/packagers/macosx/install.sh	(revision 18418)
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@
 	cd $PACKAGENAME
 
-	#tricky part here. We do not want to reinstall this package if it's already installed
-	#and the svn file which does the install has not be modified! To keep track of 
-	#this, we check the current svn version against the "last changed" revision number.  If they 
-	#are the same, we reinstall the package. 
-	current_version=`svnversion`
-	last_changed_version=`svn info $PACKAGEINST | grep "Last Changed Rev" | awk '{printf("%s\n",$4);}'`
-
-	if [[ $current_version == $last_changed_version ]]; then 
+	if [[ $PACKAGEINST -nt  install ]]; then 
 		#go ahead and reinstall. 
-		echo "For $PACKAGENAME: svn current_version  is $current_version and last changed version is $last_changed_version"
 		echo "Triggering new install of $PACKAGENAME"
 		install_test=1
@@ -64,14 +56,11 @@
 			#could be empty, signaling a failed previous install: 
 			if [ "$(ls -A install)" ];then
-				echo "For $PACKAGENAME: svn current_version  is $current_version and last changed version is $last_changed_version"
 				echo "and install directory exists, so skipping install of $PACKAGENAME"
 				install_test=0;
 			else
-				echo "For $PACKAGENAME: svn current_version  is $current_version and last changed version is $last_changed_version"
 				echo "and install directory exists, however, it is empty, so triggering install of $PACKAGENAME"
 				install_test=1;
 			fi
 		else
-			echo "For $PACKAGENAME: svn current_version  is $current_version and last changed version is $last_changed_version"
 			echo "However, install directory does not exist, so triggering install of $PACKAGENAME"
 			install_test=1;