Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 09:40:02 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/31875: correct port count Message-ID: <200111091740.fA9He2g10257@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/31875; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> To: Dima Dorfman <dima@trit.org> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/31875: correct port count Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 12:37:25 -0500 --GvXjxJ+pjyke8COw Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 05:21:22PM +0000, Dima Dorfman wrote: > Or we can assign the number of ports to an entity, and use that. In > fact, we already have such an entity: os.numports (see > share/sgml/freebsd.ent). I think we should use that in the FAQ just > like we do in the Handbook. Absolutely. Patch attached for the heck of it. However, os.numports is out of date, we're now over 6,000. ;) -- Michael Lucas mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org http://www.blackhelicopters.org/~mwlucas/ Big Scary Daemons: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/Big_Scary_Daemons --GvXjxJ+pjyke8COw Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=portcount3 *** en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml-dist Thu Nov 8 07:46:11 2001 --- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml Fri Nov 9 12:33:57 2001 *************** *** 4805,4811 **** <para>Please take a look at <ulink URL="../../../../ports/index.html">the ports page</ulink> for info on software packages ported to FreeBSD. ! The list currently tops 3400 and is growing daily, so come back to check often or subscribe to the <literal>freebsd-announce</literal> <link linkend="mailing">mailing list</link> for periodic updates on --- 4805,4811 ---- <para>Please take a look at <ulink URL="../../../../ports/index.html">the ports page</ulink> for info on software packages ported to FreeBSD. ! The list currently tops &os.numports; and is growing daily, so come back to check often or subscribe to the <literal>freebsd-announce</literal> <link linkend="mailing">mailing list</link> for periodic updates on --GvXjxJ+pjyke8COw-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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