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From: Kurt Jaeger <pi@opsec.eu>
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Subject: Re: Recent Mk/bsd.perl.mk changes (r320679)
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Hi!

> - Why the major.minor.patchlevel --> major.minor path change in the
> first place.

Probably this:
Currently, if the perl port is updated to the next patchlevel, one has to
recompile a lot of ports.

One of my reference hosts still compiles, started approx. a week ago.

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