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	The search function allows for searching by email address for a specific maintainer, and for selecting whether only out-of-date ports are shown.			The search function allows for searching by email address for a specific maintainer, and for selecting whether only out-of-date ports are shown.

	Upon clicking on a maintainer's email address, a list of all of their ports is displayed, along with port category, current version number, whether or not there is a new version, when the port was last updated, and finally when it was last checked.			Upon clicking on a maintainer's email address, a list of all of their ports is displayed, along with port category, current version number, whether or not there is a new version, when the port was last updated, and finally when it was last checked.
	A search function on this page allows the user to search for a specific port.			A search function on this page allows the user to search for a specific port.

	Clicking on a port name in the list displays the http://freshports.org[FreshPorts] port information.			Clicking on a port name in the list displays the http://freshports.org[FreshPorts] port information.

	Additional documentation is available in the https://github.com/freebsd/portscout[Portscout repository].			Additional documentation is available in the https://github.com/freebsd/portscout[Portscout repository].

	[[portsmon]]
	== The FreeBSD Ports Monitoring System

	Another handy resource is the http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org[FreeBSD Ports Monitoring System] (also known as `portsmon`).
	This system comprises a database that processes information from several sources and allows it to be browsed via a web interface.
	Currently, the ports Problem Reports (PRs), the error logs from the build cluster, and individual files from the ports collection are used.
	In the future, this will be expanded to include the distfile survey, as well as other sources.

	To get started, use the http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py[Overview of One Port] search page to find all the information about a port.

	This is the only resource available that maps PR entries to portnames.
	PR submitters do not always include the portname in their Synopsis, although we would prefer that they did.
	So, `portsmon` is a good place to find out whether an existing port has any PRs filed against it, any build errors,
	or if a new port the porter is considering creating has already been submitted.

	[NOTE]
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	The FreeBSD Ports Monitoring System (portsmon) is currently not working due to latest Python updates.
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