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Fernan Aguero wrote:
> So, to get this functionality, we have to change
> UPDATING first to add more information (at least PORTVERSION
> and PORTREVISION) to each entry.
> 
> Time for a RFC about UPDATING? 

UPDATING is quite informal to parse in a current state.
Well, for many entries it's possible to find suitable ports, but for few
of them it's hard or impossible.
E.g.:
AFFECTS: users of PHP
AFFECTS: All GNOME users

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Sem.