Fresh Ports
The output of the CVSup sychronization process is a useful, but hardly ideal way to keep track of which ports have changed. There's a very handy Web site (see Figure 15.5) that should be in the bookmarks or favorites of any FreeBSD administrator: Fresh Ports.
Figure 15.5. The Fresh Ports Web site (www.freshports.org).
Maintained separately from the FreeBSD project proper, Fresh Ports is a database linked to the main CVS repository for the ports collection. It constantly monitors all checkins, and lists them in reverse chronological order. You can register with the Web site, and set up a watch list for your favorite ports; you'll be ...
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