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Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:55:56 +0200
From: Jos Chrispijn <jos@webrz.net>
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Subject: Stale lockfile
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Can someone tell me what this file exactly is for?
Got the message 'Stale lock file found. Removed' running 'portupgrade -a'.

thanks,
Jos Chrispijn