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From: "Edward G.J. Lee" <edt1023@ms17.hinet.net>
To: RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com>
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Subject: Re: portversion vs. pkg_version
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On Sun, Dec 24, 2006, RW wrote:
> Personally, I don't like to get version information from the INDEX
> file, I'd rather get an accurate answer, than a fast one. Another
> reason I don't like portversion is that it's forever asking me to run
> pkgdb. Aside from being a pain, it makes portversion unsuitable for use
> in scripts.

  You are right. INDEX file will not allways up to date.


	Edward