On Sun, Jul 09, 2006 at 09:16:32PM +0200, Thomas Klausner wrote:
> The misc/edict (and some other related packages) author
> changed the distribution method. Instead of providing a
> new file every 6-12 months, he now regenerates the distfile.

Send him a fully revolver and play russian roulete. He starts.

> Can anyone think of a sane method to handle this in pkgsrc?
> 
> Currently I'm considering updating the package about 1/month
> and just mirroring the resp. distfiles on ftp.netbsd.org.

That's most likely the sanest approach.

Joerg