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On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 10:06 PM, Alejandro Imass <ait@p2ee.org> wrote:
> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 9:23 PM, Xn Nooby <xnooby@gmail.com> wrote:
>> It is hard for me to tell what tools I should be using to work with
[..]

> and vice-versa. cvsup and all that is mostly used nowadays by mere
> mortals for building the world and upgrading.
>


Also try to go with portsnap for ports IMHO it's the path of least
resistance ;-)