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From: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com>
Subject: Re: how to make a port of ex-FreeBSD code...
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:21:28 -0800 John-Mark Gurney <jmg@funkthat.com> wrote

> Hello,
> 
> I'm going to be removing bdes (and possibly enigma) from FreeBSD and
> making a port of it...
> 
> What is the best way to do this?
> 
> Should I fetch this from git/svn?  Make a new archive of this?  But if
> I create a new archive, how to distribut it (keeping it in my home dir
> is not an option, as I don't plan on maintaining it)?
> 
> Is there an example of other code that was retired to the ports tree?
The only example that I can think of was fortune(6); specifically;
the "naughty" fortunes that were censored. Last I heard, someone
indicated they had ported it into ports tree.

HTH

--Chris
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
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> 
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