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Date:      Fri, 31 May 2013 07:44:24 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Chris Rees <crees@FreeBSD.org>
To:        doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r41782 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports
Message-ID:  <201305310744.r4V7iOMj080469@svn.freebsd.org>

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Author: crees
Date: Fri May 31 07:44:24 2013
New Revision: 41782
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/41782

Log:
  Clarify the wording on broken ports, and remove uses of "You".
  
  Submitted by:	Mike Brown (based on)
  Approved by:	bcr (mentor)

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml	Fri May 31 07:23:36 2013	(r41781)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml	Fri May 31 07:44:24 2013	(r41782)
@@ -1871,14 +1871,13 @@ ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/
   <sect1 id="ports-broken">
     <title>Dealing with Broken Ports</title>
 
-    <para>If you come across a port that does not compile:</para>
+    <para>When coming across a port that does not build or install:</para>
 
     <orderedlist>
       <listitem>
 	<para>Find out if there is a fix pending for the port in
 	  the <ulink url="&url.base;/support.html#gnats">Problem
-	    Report database</ulink>.  If so, you may be able to use
-	  the proposed fix.</para>
+	    Report database</ulink>.  If so, the proposed fix may work.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>



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