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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 07:58:26 -0600 (CST)
To: "Lyall Braidwood" <llb@senet.com.au>
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Subject: Re: ports skeletons
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Lyall Braidwood <llb@senet.com.au> types:
> Dear People,
> 
> I need some help on understanding how to change a skeleton in the /usr/ports
> directory. The current files point to old versions. I would like the latest.
> Can't just change the version in the Makefile as the checksum becomes a
> problem. Can you help me?

The porters handbook at <URL:
http://www.freebsd.org/porters-handbook/index.html > tells you how to
deal with changing checksums. It covers the process of creating a new
port at several levels of detail. Unfortunately, it's hard to find.

	<mike
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