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Subject: Re: pkgng - Symlinks created by portupgrade?
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:50:34 +0000, Walter Hurry wrote:

> Thank you yet again, Matthew. As always, you are a fount of knowledge.
> 
> The guidance on LATEST_LINK has helped a great deal. I still have a
> further question or two though; I shall follow up within a day or two.

Just one further question: Is there a reason why 'pkg create' doesn't  
generate synonyms this way, even when the output directory is set to /usr/
ports/packages/All?