diff --git a/darwin/updatefiles.sh b/darwin/updatefiles.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/darwin/updatefiles.sh
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+port echo requested >port.lst
+
+for f in /opt/local/etc/macports/variants.conf
+do
+    test -r $f && cp -vu $f .
+done
+
+