[Bug 206922] Handbook: Chapter 4.5+ changes

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            Bug ID: 206922
           Summary: Handbook: Chapter 4.5+ changes
           Product: Documentation
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: Documentation
          Assignee: freebsd-doc at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: marino at FreeBSD.org

I can provide changes once the approach is approved.

Chapter 4.5 "Using the Ports Collection" discusses portmaster in an
inappropriate way, e.g. "recommended tool for upgrading installed ports".  I do
not believe this is accurate (in other words, is it really recommended?  if so,
it must be officially maintained).

I suggest the following:
1) remove all references to portmaster from chapter 4.5
2) add a new section either after 4.5 or after 4.6 (poudriere) that describes
how to maintain using Synth, which has gotten a lot of testing recently.

It would not belong in 4.5 because it's closer to poudriere than PortUpgrade.

If people agree, I can start working on the text.

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