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authorGlen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org>2012-08-31 13:22:56 +0000
committerGlen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org>2012-08-31 13:22:56 +0000
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Note that existing port Makefiles may contain additional header
information, and that this additional information is being phased out. Submitted by: linimon
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=39480
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@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ USE_IMAKE= yes
.include &lt;bsd.port.mk&gt;</programlisting>
+ <note>
+ <para>In some cases, the <filename>Makefile</filename> of an
+ existing port may contain additional lines in the header,
+ such as the name and email of the person that originally
+ created the port. This additional information has been
+ declared obsolete, and is being phased out.</para>
+ </note>
+
<para>See if you can figure it out. Do not worry about the
contents of the <literal>&dollar;FreeBSD&dollar;</literal>
line, it will be filled in automatically by SVN when the port