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Date:      Fri, 1 Nov 2013 20:19:16 +0100
From:      Torfinn Ingolfsen <tingox@gmail.com>
To:        FreeBSD Ports ML <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Chris Rees <crees@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: portdowngrade(CVS) deprecated -> alternative for portsnap(8) usage
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On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Portdowngrade now simply checks out the port to your current directory; if
> you run it in ~, you simply cd $portname.
>

I got bitten by this change today.
I think portdowngrade should warn users that it will work on the
current directory, not the port directory.
Something like:
"NOTE: this program will check out the new port into a directory named
$portname in your current directory."

HTH
-- 
Regards,
Torfinn Ingolfsen



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