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On 18.02.2016 23:35, Alphons van Werven wrote:
> Walter Schwarzenfeld wrote:
>
>> But this could be overwritten with the next update.
> [snip]
>> But this could also [sic] overwritten.
>
> You're using portsnap for your updates, I presume? Subversion will not
> override local changes (at least not without asking first). I have a tree
> here that contains local ports and locally modified ports. That's exactly
> why I use SVN instead of portsnap.
>
> You might get similar results if you use Git to update your tree, I don't
> know about that.

Yes, you do. While i really dislike Git for many reasons it is a very 
helpful tool when working on greater port-projects. You can fork and 
branch and incorporate the upstream changes whenever you feel it right.

Greetings,
Torsten