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diff --git a/ports-mgmt/portsnap/pkg-descr b/ports-mgmt/portsnap/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..8b36901d06e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/ports-mgmt/portsnap/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +Portsnap is a system for securely updating the ports tree by +distributing signed compressed snapshots. This is the client +half of that system; it downloads compressed snapshots into +/usr/local/portsnap ("portsnap fetch") and uses those to extract +a ports tree into /usr/ports ("portsnap extract") or update an +existing tree ("portsnap update"). + +Portsnap uses bandwidth roughly comparable to CVSup, but operates +entirely over HTTP. + +WWW: http://www.daemonology.net/portsnap/ + +- Colin Percival +cperciva@daemonology.net |