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        any install docs.  You may need to modify the WRKSRC variable         any install docs.  You may need to modify the WRKSRC variable
        in the makefile as well as generate initial patches to configure         in the makefile as well as generate initial patches to configure
        for OpenBSD.         for OpenBSD.
     <p>Note: Patches go in the directory `patches' and are names patch-xx      <p>Note: Patches go in the directory `patches' and are named patch-xx
        where xx should be aa, ab, ..., az, ba, bb ... zz.         where xx should be aa, ab, ..., az, ba, bb ... zz.
        <ul>         <ul>
         <li>only patch one source file per patchfile, please          <li>only patch one source file per patchfile, please
         <li>use diff -u to generate patches          <li>use diff -u to generate patches
         <li>all patches MUST be relative to ${WRKSRC}          <li>all patches MUST be relative to ${WRKSRC}
         <li>add a small explaination of the patch role in the patchfile before          <li>add a small explanation of the patch role in the patchfile before
             the patch itself, and an OpenBSD CVS tag              the patch itself, and an OpenBSD CVS tag
             <code>&#36;OpenBSD&#36;</code>              <code>&#36;OpenBSD&#36;</code>
        </ul>         </ul>
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         Create dummy versions of the package files.  Edit DESCR and COMMENT.          Create dummy versions of the package files.  Edit DESCR and COMMENT.
      <p>COMMENT is a <strong>SHORT</strong> one-line description of the port       <p>COMMENT is a <strong>SHORT</strong> one-line description of the port
      (max. 60 characters). Do NOT include the package name (or version number       (max. 60 characters). Do NOT include the package name (or version number
      of the software) in the comment. Do NOT start by an uppercase letter       of the software) in the comment. Do NOT start with an uppercase letter
      unless semantically significant, do NOT end by a dot.       unless semantically significant, do NOT end with a period.
      <p>DESCR is a longer description of the port. One to a few paragraphs       <p>DESCR is a longer description of the port. One to a few paragraphs
         concisely explaining what the port does is sufficient.          concisely explaining what the port does is sufficient.
      <p>PLIST is kept empty at this point.       <p>PLIST is kept empty at this point.
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 </pre>  </pre>
   
    <li>Create pkg/PLIST<br>     <li>Create pkg/PLIST<br>
        After the install is complete use the developers command:         After the install is complete use the developer's command:
     <p><code>make plist</code>      <p><code>make plist</code>
     <p>which makes a the file PLIST-auto in the pkg directory.  This file      <p>which makes the file PLIST-auto in the pkg directory.  This file
        is a candidate packing list.  Beware: the files are found by         is a candidate packing list.  Beware: the files are found by
        timestamp.  This means it does NOT:         timestamp.  This means it does NOT:
        <ul>         <ul>
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    <p>     <p>
    <li>uninstall and reinstall; repeat until perfect.<br>     <li>uninstall and reinstall; repeat until perfect.<br>
        <em>Perfect</em> is when everything installs and uninstalls         <em>Perfect</em> is when everything installs and uninstalls
        in its proper location.  `<code>pkg_delete &lt;pkg_name&gt</code>' is         in its proper location.  `<code>pkg_delete &lt;pkg_name&gt;</code>' is
        used to uninstall.  `sudo make reinstall' is used to reinstall.  See the         used to uninstall.  `sudo make reinstall' is used to reinstall.  See the
        `<code>pkg_create</code>' man page for other commands that may be added         `<code>pkg_create</code>' man page for other commands that may be added
        to PLIST to ensure all is cleaned up.  After an uninstall the command         to PLIST to ensure all is cleaned up.  After an uninstall the command
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                 platforms (the DEC Alpha is good  because it has only static libraries                  platforms (the DEC Alpha is good  because it has only static libraries
                 and because sizeof int != sizeof long; Sun SPARC is good because it is                  and because sizeof int != sizeof long; Sun SPARC is good because it is
                 very common and because its byte order is the reverse of i386; if you                  very common and because its byte order is the reverse of i386; if you
                 developed on SPARC, of course, y ou'd want it tested on i386).                  developed on SPARC, of course, you'd want it tested on i386).
                 <P>The ports@openbsd mailing list is a good place to find porting-savy                  <P>The ports@openbsd mailing list is a good place to find porting-savy
                 people with different platforms!                  people with different platforms!
                 <li>Incorporate any feedback you get. Test it again on your platform.                  <li>Incorporate any feedback you get. Test it again on your platform.
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