/var/db/ports path question

[terminalmage]

I noticed on a box where I had initially installed FreeBSD 9.0 (and later upgraded to 9.1) that some of the directories in /var/db/ports are in the format /var/db/ports/category_portname, while others are just /var/db/ports/portname.

I was just wondering if anyone knew exactly when this changed. I'm working on ports support for Salt and may end up needing to write my own options files, and want to make sure I am writing to the correct location.

 

[wblock@]

The freebsd-ports mailing list will probably be a better place for answers to this type of question. If you haven't already, check the Porter's Handbook also.

 

[terminalmage]

Thanks!