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Subject: Re: Building INDEX fails: devel/activitymail?
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Charles Swiger wrote:
> Hi, all--
> 
> The ports INDEX build apparently fails due to this:
> 
> 90-list# cd /usr/ports/devel/activitymail && make describe
> "Makefile", line 22: Could not find 
> /usr/ports/devel/p5-Module-Build/inc.build.mk
> make: fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue
> 
> The port also fails portlint:
> 
> 91-list# portlint
> "Makefile", line 22: Could not find 
> /usr/ports/devel/p5-Module-Build/inc.build.mk
> make: fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue
> FATAL: Makefile: CATEGORIES left blank. set it to "misc" if nothing 
> seems apropriate.
> FATAL: Makefile: PORTVERSION must be specified
> WARN: Makefile: COMMENT should begin with a capital, and end without a 
> period
> 2 fatal errors and 1 warnings found.

portlint -c (or portlint -C) also checks `make describe'. Recommended.