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Subject: Re: INDEX build failure FBSD 4.10
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On Thursday 10 June 2004 08:48 pm, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 10:35:25PM -0400, epilogue@allstream.net 
wrote:
> > hello kris,
> >
> > d'uh and sorry.  thanks for the *extremely prompt* reply and for
> > being gentle.   :)
> >
> > a couple of really quick questions...  doesn't this requirement
> > somewhat defeat the flexibility suggested by a 'refuse' file?
>
> Sort of.  It's still useful, just not for what you want to do with
> it.
>
> > did i miss an
> > announcement of this feature being retired?
>
> It's never been supported.
>

However, you can refuse ports/INDEX and save yourself a 5MB download 
everytime you cvsup ports-all.

Kent


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