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Date:      Fri, 1 Jan 1999 22:03:00 +0200 (EET)
From:      Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kkennawa@physics.adelaide.edu.au>
Cc:        ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: HOMEPAGE variable?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.990101220205.5112N-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.4.05.9901011856410.3803-100000@bragg>

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On Fri, 1 Jan 1999, Kris Kennaway wrote:

> What do people think about adding a HOMEPAGE variable to ports makefiles? This
> would allow for easier checking for updated versions, as well as related
> information about packages you use. Currently there's no standardized way to
> find this - often you can tell from the URL of the distfile, or a comment in
> DESCR, but this isn't always the case.

This has come up before, check the archives 8-)

AFAIR, last time it was deemed to not be so good idea, or about so.

	Sander

	There is no love, no good, no happiness and no future -
	all these are just illusions.

> 
> Kris
> 
> -----
> (ASP) Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) announced today that the release of its 
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> of 1901.


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