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To: Olli Hauer <ohauer@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: svn commit: r412164 - in head: devel/cvs2svn devel/viewvc
 mail/postfix mail/postfix211 security/nmap security/pulledpork
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Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:53:47 +0200
From: "John Marino (FreeBSD)" <freebsd.contact@marino.st>
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On 2016-03-30 11:43, Olli Hauer wrote:
> Author: ohauer
> Date: Wed Mar 30 09:43:57 2016
> New Revision: 412164
> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/412164
> 
> Log:
>   - remove ${PORTSDIR} from dependency
> 
> Modified:
>   head/devel/cvs2svn/Makefile
>   head/devel/viewvc/Makefile
>   head/mail/postfix/Makefile
>   head/mail/postfix211/Makefile
>   head/security/nmap/Makefile
>   head/security/pulledpork/Makefile

What is the purpose of this commit?
I know ${PORTSDIR} is now optional, and I can see removing it if 
touching the port for other reasons, but what is gained by removing it 
as the only change?

for portmgr:
1) Is everyone supposed to do this?
2) Is there going to be a set of sweeping commits to convert the entire 
tree?

Can somebody elaborate on what the ${PORTSDIR} policy currently is and 
what it will be?

John