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# To update the FreeBSD port: #
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1.) prerequisites:

  md5
  sha256 (sysutils/freebsd-sha256)


2.) modify the port:

  portsnap fetch
  portsnap update
  cd /usr/ports/sysutils
  cp -rp monit monit-new
  perl -p -i -e 's/^PORTVERSION=.*/PORTVERSION=    <new_version>' monit-new/Makefile
  make -C monit-new makesum
  diff -ruN monit monit-new > /tmp/monit.patch


3.) send the port upgrade (for example using 'send-pr -a' or http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html):


  if you are monit port maintainer:
    synopsis: [maintainer update] sysutils/monit <new_version>
    class:    maintainer-update
    category: ports

  otherwise:
    synopsis: Update port: sysutils/monit <new_version>
    class:    change-request
    category: ports

  you can include the diff as is to the PR provided it is <20KB