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<a href="http://cvsweb.freebsd.org/ports/databases/xapian-core">
xapian port</a>
<a href="http://cvsweb.freebsd.org/ports/deskutils/recoll">
- recoll port</a>.</p>
+ recoll port</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ <p class="important">The ports in the standard FreeBSD tree
+ have been stuck to older xapian and recoll versions for
+ obscure reasons (the patches for xapian 1.2 have been in the
+ bug report system for months). As frustrated maintainer of the
+ FreeBSD Xapian and Recoll ports, I hereby make
+ available <a href="files/xapian+recoll-ports.tgz">the
+ port directories </a>that should be in the port tree if the world
+ was perfect. Just extract this anywhere and <em>make</em>
+ away!
+ </p>
<h3>Mac port</h3>