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On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:21:10 +1100 Peter Jeremy wrote:

> Note that UFS is a database: If I've understood you correctly, the
> main problem is that there is no appropriate index to map a port
> directory to an installed package name.  This could be fixed...

sorry to be late.  how about creating a special directory holding
symlinks from package names to port directories?


clemens