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Subject: Re: RFC: change to bsd.perl.mk
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> If bsd.perl.mk is going to be included unconditionally, what's the
> point of having it in a separate file?

 - perl team can make changes (e.g. minor version update of perl)
   without -exp run and portmgr approval.  (I would still prefer to do
   -exp runs for major version updates, of course).

 - easier to read the code.

mcl