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>Number:         32279
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       additional pointer in Handbook ports section
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Nov 25 16:40:01 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Michael Lucas
>Release:        FreeBSD 3.5-STABLE i386
>Organization:
None
>Environment:

today's -doc tree

>Description:

cross-reference to Porter's Handbook, and mention that other files can
exist in ports skeleton.

>How-To-Repeat:


>Fix:

*** en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.sgml-dist	Tue Nov 20 21:19:43 2001
--- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.sgml	Sun Nov 25 19:30:28 2001
***************
*** 614,619 ****
--- 614,626 ----
  	</listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
  
+       <para>Some ports have other files, such as
+         <filename>pkg-message</filename>.  The ports system uses thes
+         files to handle special situations.  If you want more details
+         on these files, and on ports in general, check out the <ulink
+         url="../porters-handbook/index.html">FreeBSD Porter's
+         Handbook</ulink>.</para>
+ 
        <para>Now that you have enough background information to know what
          the ports collection is used for, you are ready to install your
  	first port.  There are two ways this can be done, and each is
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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