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   <title>Building an OpenBSD port</title>    <title>Building an OpenBSD port</title>
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   <h2><font color=#e00000>Building an OpenBSD port</font></h2>    <h2><font color="#e00000">Building an OpenBSD port</font></h2>
   
    So you've just compiled your favorite software package on your     So you've just compiled your favorite software package on your
    OpenBSD machine and you want to share your effort by turning     OpenBSD machine and you want to share your effort by turning
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   <p>    <p>
    Submit the port.  Create a gzipped tarball of the port directory.     Submit the port.  Create a gzipped tarball of the port directory.
    You can then either place it on a public FTP or HTTP server, sending     You can then either place it on a public FTP or HTTP server, sending
    its address to <a href=mailto:ports@openbsd.org>ports@openbsd.org</a>     its address to <a href="mailto:ports@openbsd.org">ports@openbsd.org</a>
    or send the port mime encoded to the same address.  Pick whichever     or send the port mime encoded to the same address.  Pick whichever
    method works best for you.     method works best for you.
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   <h3><font color=#0000e0>Available Porting Information</font></h3>    <h3><font color="#0000e0">Available Porting Information</font></h3>
   <ul>    <ul>
    <li>The file <code>/usr/share/mk/bsd.port.mk</code>.  This is the     <li>The file <code>/usr/share/mk/bsd.port.mk</code>.  This is the
        system ports makefile included at the end of each individual         system ports makefile included at the end of each individual
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    <li>The OpenBSD ports mailing list,     <li>The OpenBSD ports mailing list,
        <a href="mailto:ports@openbsd.org">ports@OpenBSD.ORG</a>.         <a href="mailto:ports@openbsd.org">ports@OpenBSD.ORG</a>.
   </ul>    </ul>
   <h3><font color=#0000e0>OpenBSD Porting Policy</font></h3>    <h3><font color="#0000e0">OpenBSD Porting Policy</font></h3>
   <ul>    <ul>
    <li>OpenBSD does NOT use /usr/local/etc/rc.d.<br>     <li>OpenBSD does NOT use /usr/local/etc/rc.d.<br>
        <code>/usr/local</code> is often shared between several machines         <code>/usr/local</code> is often shared between several machines
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        achieve this goal you <strong>must</strong> feed any OpenBSD patches         achieve this goal you <strong>must</strong> feed any OpenBSD patches
        back to the application maintainer.         back to the application maintainer.
   </ul>    </ul>
   <a name=security>    <a name=security></a>
   <h3><font color=#0000e0>Security recommendations</font></h3>    <h3><font color="#0000e0">Security recommendations</font></h3>
   There are many security problems to worry about. If    There are many security problems to worry about. If
        you are not absolutely sure of what you are doing please request         you are not absolutely sure of what you are doing please request
        help from the <a href="mailto:ports@openbsd.org">ports</a> mailing         help from the <a href="mailto:ports@openbsd.org">ports</a> mailing
        list.         list.
   
   <ul>    <ul>
    <li>Do <emph>not</emph> use alpha or beta code when preparing a port.  Use the     <li>Do <em>not</em> use alpha or beta code when preparing a port.  Use the
        latest regular or patch release.         latest regular or patch release.
   
    <li>Any software to be installed as a server should be scanned     <li>Any software to be installed as a server should be scanned
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        library writer point of view.  Don't try to port libraries unless you         library writer point of view.  Don't try to port libraries unless you
        understand this issue thoroughly.         understand this issue thoroughly.
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   <h3><font color=#0000e0>Generic porting hints</font></h3>    <h3><font color="#0000e0">Generic porting hints</font></h3>
   <ul>    <ul>
    <li><code>__OpenBSD__</code> should be used sparingly, if at all.     <li><code>__OpenBSD__</code> should be used sparingly, if at all.
        Constructs that look like         Constructs that look like
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        s = foo_gcvt(n, 15, b);         s = foo_gcvt(n, 15, b);
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   <h3><font color=#0000e0>Other Helpful Hints</font></h3>    <h3><font color="#0000e0">Other Helpful Hints</font></h3>
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    <li>Recent versions of <code>bsd.port.mk</code> set the installers     <li>Recent versions of <code>bsd.port.mk</code> set the installers
        path. Specifically, they set <code>/usr/bin</code> and         path. Specifically, they set <code>/usr/bin</code> and
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