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Date:      Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:49:39 +0100
From:      Kurt Jaeger <pi@opsec.eu>
To:        Antoine Martin <antoine@nagafix.co.uk>
Cc:        ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Port: xpra-0.0.7.16p4
Message-ID:  <20110204084939.GF34314@home.opsec.eu>
In-Reply-To: <4D4BA777.2030701@nagafix.co.uk>
References:  <4D4B0CDB.9000404@nagafix.co.uk> <4D4B400A.2090701@FreeBSD.org> <4D4BA777.2030701@nagafix.co.uk>

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Hi!

> >> I only just noticed that you've added a port for xpra.
> >> I wasn't aware of that and you're pointing to the source on my server,
> >> so I guess that it means I have to be careful not to remove it from now on?
> > 
> > The files should eventually get automatically mirrored to the FreeBSD
> > ftp server at ftp.freebsd.org (and it's mirrors), so worst case users
> > get it from there, but it's always nice to get it from the originator.

> OK, I normally move old source releases to /old/ eventually.
> I guess I can still do that as long as the port file has been updated to
> use the newer source snapshots?

There are always hosts out there that still have old port Makefiles
on their disks, so having a stable path would be useful.

E.g. on cpan, the files just are added to the directory, not moved
after newer ones are added.

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pi@opsec.eu            +49 171 3101372                         9 years to go !



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