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Date:      Sun, 14 Nov 2004 00:39:15 +1100 (EST)
From:      Mark Russell <freebsd@mark.net.au>
To:        Kirill Ponomarew <krion@voodoo.oberon.net>
Cc:        ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: HEADSUP: INDEX[-5] files were removed from CVS.
Message-ID:  <20041114003532.L60099@juana.isp.net.au>
In-Reply-To: <20041113101925.GB70256@voodoo.oberon.net>
References:  <20041113101925.GB70256@voodoo.oberon.net>

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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Kirill Ponomarew wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Since CVS version of INDEX was always out-dated, portmgr decided to
> remove it from CVS tree.  You will still be able to build your own
> INDEX or use 'fetchindex' target in /usr/ports/.

please back this out, it breaks things, I've never found an out of date 
index to be a problem, now not havign an index is causing problems, also 
the extra bandwidth for fetch index is a hassle.

at least let the issue be discused on the list.



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