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Date:      Fri, 12 Dec 1997 06:54:12 -0500 (EST)
From:      Tim Vanderhoek <hoek@hwcn.org>
To:        "David E. O'Brien" <obrien@NUXI.com>
Cc:        John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu>, "Justin M. Seger" <jseger@FreeBSD.ORG>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/comms/minicom Makefile
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.3.96.971212065200.26314A-100000@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca>
In-Reply-To: <19971212025935.04180@relay.nuxi.com>

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On Fri, 12 Dec 1997, David E. O'Brien wrote:

> And just below that:
> 
>     "This header should not be changed when upgrading the port later".
> 
> But, then I've *always* found that "Version required" line totally
> stupid -- it has never added anything for me.

It might have some use if it were used to suggest (ie. no
guarantees, 100% untested) which version of the distfile is
required as a minimum for the patches to work. 


--
Outnumbered?  Maybe.  Outspoken?  Never!
tIM...HOEk




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