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From: Kurt Jaeger <lists@opsec.eu>
To: Peter Beckman <beckman@angryox.com>
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Subject: Re: Port needs updating -- file a PR?
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Hi!

> I read through the Porters Handbook but didn't see anything that described
> how a non-maintainer can request a ports@ owned port for an update.
> 
> Is it file a pr? Or is it post here?

Best is to file a PR and add a patch 8-}

Posting here is second-best, it might get lost.

> If the latter, databases/adodb5 is at 5.18, released Sept 6, 2012
> 
> Current Version is 5.20.4, released April 9, 2016

Is it still at sourceforge or is there a new mastersite ?

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