portsnap

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Hi all,

> Am 26.12.2020 um 20:04 schrieb LuMiWa via freebsd-ports <freebsd-ports at freebsd.org>:
> ...and I will continue to use portmaster. But I don't understand why
> we should no keep portsnap.

Kudos to Stefan for keeping portmaster relevant and up-to-date.
But I never understood the appeal of portsnap. What's the advantage over

svnlite co ...
cd /usr/ports; make update

This mechanism is in the base system, so an extra tool demands some
justification ;-)

Kind regards,
Patrick
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