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From: Erik Sabowski <airyk@sdf.lonestar.org>
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Subject: Makefile in /usr/ports
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I installed the ports collection on my system but exapnding the ports.tgz
file on the cdrom into /usr. I noticed that there was a makefile in
/usr/ports, and it looked like it was to update the ports. Is that what it
does? (i just ran 'make' with no options)

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