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Date:      Sat, 2 Jun 2001 00:57:51 -0500
From:      Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>
To:        ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Supporting pkg-plist.gz ?
Message-ID:  <20010602005751.B54642@bohr.physics.purdue.edu>
In-Reply-To: <20010601103008.A4448-100000@blues.jpj.net>; from trevor@jpj.net on Fri, Jun 01, 2001 at 10:46:44AM -0400
References:  <20010601122750.A15514@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl> <20010601103008.A4448-100000@blues.jpj.net>

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On Fri, Jun 01, 2001 at 10:46:44AM -0400, Trevor Johnson (trevor@jpj.net) wrote:
> where space was saved:  the pkg-plist was 101446 bytes, and I've replaced
> it with 12 lines in the makefile.

<plug>
And this is why using regexes (sed or perl or your favorite tool that
comes with FreeBSD) is WAY better than patch files!  Wherever possible,
please use regexes instead of patches.  Thanks!  ;)
</plug>

-- 
wca

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