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Cc: Eric Devolder <eric.devolder@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: how to recompile a port in a clean maneer?
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Sorry, I lost the beginning of this thread,

On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 06:50:40PM -0400, Chuck Swiger wrote:
> Eric Devolder wrote:
> [ ... ]
> >My specific questions are:
> >* how to fetch the source code of a port? and especially from another 
> >release?

Look in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk
There are options do to the entirety of make install

About line 674 it shows the default sequence for "all"
#     check-sanity fetch checksum extract patch configure build

Have a look through that file for a much better idea of the "magic"
behind ports.

-John