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From: Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl>
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On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 02:54:26AM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
> Can someone please explain to me why fixing a plist necessitates bumping
> portrevision? If I already have the port installed, the plist is already
> broken. There is nothing about this fix that makes me want to reinstall
> the port.

There is for me -- I want the version of the port with the correct pkg-plist
in case I want to deinstall the port and _not_ leave files/dirs behind.
I wouldn't know if I have the correct version of the plist if they didn't
bump PORTREVISION.

--Stijn

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What would this sentence be like if it weren't self-referential?

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