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On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:31:58 -0700, Joshua Tinnin <krinklyfig@spymac.com> wrote:
> Wow ... considering that a lot of people are using portindexdb as a
> workaround to the current ruby core dumping problem with portsdb, this
> deletion will have wide ranging consequences. I changed my ports
> database to fix it, but I still use portindex nearly every day. Is
> there any way to salvage this? (I'm not a programmer, or I'd offer to
> take it over ...).
I'd like to add a 'me too'. I use portindex after every cvsup to
update INDEX-5, which used to take a loooong time before portindex
came about. It is a really nice tool.
-- 
"Without the userland, the kernel is useless."
               --inspired by The Tao of Programming