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On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 10:48:28PM +1000, Warren wrote:
> is there a particular reason why the ports INDEX file is del each time cv=
sup=20
> is run and then re-d/l in a portupgrade ?

Because it's almost certainly quicker to download a new copy from FreeBSD=
=20
than it is to let your ports system build it anew.

Dan

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