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Date:      Sun, 30 May 1999 17:27:48 -0400
From:      Tim Vanderhoek <vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca>
To:        "Scot W. Hetzel" <hetzels@westbend.net>
Cc:        ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: updating ports system
Message-ID:  <19990530172748.B6701@mad>
In-Reply-To: <001001beaacd$72438dc0$8dfee0d1@westbend.net>; from Scot W. Hetzel on Sun, May 30, 1999 at 01:51:37PM -0500
References:  <19990530143036.A57891@smooch> <19990530124902.A5186@mad> <001001beaacd$72438dc0$8dfee0d1@westbend.net>

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[Re: Detecting old package versions]

On Sun, May 30, 1999 at 01:51:37PM -0500, Scot W. Hetzel wrote:
> >
> > This wouldn't be a very hard modification for someone just becoming
> > familiar with the system to make.
> >
> > We'll be expecting patches in two weeks.  :-)
>
> Actually, NetBSD ports tools already have this kind of detection built into
> their pkg creation tools.

I haven't looked at their bsd.port.mk lately, but I think it has
diverged significantly.  Without access to their CVS records, you
might find it easier to just rewrite it for ours, since it should
be quite straightforward.


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