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Walter Venable wrote:

> There are also wonderful tools just for port submitters.  Check out 
> the "porttools" port.

I've looked at it, and though it makes some things clear.
It does not get me where I want to go:
    a new (second) submission of  a PR with patchfiles.

But I'll keep on trying, 'cause the intent of the tools is indeed very 
handy.

--WjW