Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:13:44 +1000 From: Terry Sposato <terry@sucked-in.com> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: FreeBSD - Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>, Angelo Turetta <aturetta@commit.it> Subject: Re: portmaster: upgrade using local packages? Message-ID: <4850BE98.8090104@sucked-in.com> In-Reply-To: <48501820.1030206@FreeBSD.org> References: <48500C9E.7090802@commit.it> <48501820.1030206@FreeBSD.org>
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