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On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:12:18 +0400
subbsd <subbsd@gmail.com> wrote:


> My question - why do not make this facility by generic (for example
> create add/del/check-existence procedure in
> some /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.users.mk file) ?

Presumably because the same functionality has to go into package files,
and work for someone that doesn't have a ports tree installed.