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 <h3><font color="#0000e0">Motivation</font></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0">Index</font></h3>
   <ul>
   <li><a href="#Motivation">Motivation</a></li>
   <li><a href="#Get">Getting Packages</a></li>
   <li><a href="#stable">Ports and Packages Update for an OpenBSD Release</a></li>
   <li><a href="#Manage">Managing Installed Packages</a></li>
   <li><a href="#Use">Using Ports</a></li>
   <li><a href="#Life">Life Cycle of the Ports Tree</a></li>
   <li><a href="#XFree86">Ports and XFree86</a></li>
   <li><a href="#Create">Creating New Ports</a></li>
   <li><a href="#Help">Problems and Contacts</a></li>
   </ul>
   
   <hr>
   
   <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name="Motivation">Motivation</a></font></h3>
   
 OpenBSD is a fairly complete system of its own, but still there is a lot  OpenBSD is a fairly complete system of its own, but still there is a lot
 of software that one might want see added. However there is the problem  of software that one might want see added. However there is the problem
 on where to draw the line as to what to include, as well as the occasional  on where to draw the line as to what to include, as well as the occasional
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 using  using
 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pkg_info&amp;sektion=1&amp;format=html">pkg_info(1)</a>.  <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pkg_info&amp;sektion=1&amp;format=html">pkg_info(1)</a>.
   
 <h3><font color="#0000e0">Getting packages</font></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name="Get">Getting Packages</a></font></h3>
   
 A large collection of pre-compiled packages is available for most common  A large collection of pre-compiled packages is available for most common
 architectures.  architectures.
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     # pkg_add ${PKG_PATH}gimp-1.2.1.tgz      # pkg_add ${PKG_PATH}gimp-1.2.1.tgz
 </pre>  </pre>
   
 <h3><a name="stable"><font color="#0000e0">Ports and packages update for an OpenBSD release</font></a></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name="stable">Ports and Packages Update for an OpenBSD Release</a></font></h3>
 <p>  <p>
 The 2.7 release saw the introduction of a stable branch for the ports tree.  The 2.7 release saw the introduction of a stable branch for the ports tree.
 <p>  <p>
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 and a bug-fixed package.  and a bug-fixed package.
 </p>  </p>
   
 <h3><font color="#0000e0">Managing installed packages</font></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name="Manage">Managing Installed Packages</a></font></h3>
   
 The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=packages&amp;sektion=7&amp;format=html">packages(7)</a>  The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=packages&amp;sektion=7&amp;format=html">packages(7)</a>
 manual page holds useful information about ways to manage  manual page holds useful information about ways to manage
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 This is slightly inconvenient, as packages may trigger dependencies, and  This is slightly inconvenient, as packages may trigger dependencies, and
 you may have to remove a large subset of packages for an update.  you may have to remove a large subset of packages for an update.
   
 <h3><font color="#0000e0">Using ports</font></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name="Use">Using Ports</a></font></h3>
   
 If a given package does not exist for your architecture, you may still  If a given package does not exist for your architecture, you may still
 be able to compile the port. Besides, some users will want to compile  be able to compile the port. Besides, some users will want to compile
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 Further information is available in the  Further information is available in the
 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ports&amp;sektion=7&amp;format=html">ports(7)</a> man page.  <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ports&amp;sektion=7&amp;format=html">ports(7)</a> man page.
   
 <h3><font color="#0000e0">Life cycle of the ports tree</font></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name="Life">Life Cycle of the Ports Tree</A></font></h3>
   
 <p>  <p>
 The ports tree, like the rest of OpenBSD, is constantly changing.  The ports tree, like the rest of OpenBSD, is constantly changing.
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         web interface</a>.          web interface</a>.
 </ul>  </ul>
   
 <h3><font color="#0000e0">Ports and XFree</font></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name="XFree86">Ports and XFree86</a></font></h3>
 There is some special magic in the OpenBSD XFree configuration files  There is some special magic in the OpenBSD XFree86 configuration files
 that allows the ports tree to install imake-based applications under  that allows the ports tree to install imake-based applications under
 /usr/local.  /usr/local.
   
 <p>As of 2.9, OpenBSD ships with XFree 4.0.3.  <p>As of 2.9, OpenBSD ships with XFree86 4.0.3.
 If you are using a previous distribution, together with XFree binaries  If you are using a previous distribution, together with XFree86 binaries
 from the XFree project, you may need to apply the patch in  from the XFree86 project, you may need to apply the patch in
 <code>/usr/ports/infrastructure/patches/patch-xfree-4.0</code>  <code>/usr/ports/infrastructure/patches/patch-xfree-4.0</code>
 to a default binary XFree 4.0.x distribution for it to work with the OpenBSD  to a default binary XFree86 4.0.x distribution for it to work with the OpenBSD
 ports tree.  ports tree.
   
 <h3><font color="#0000e0">Example use of the Ports tree</font></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0">Example Use of the Ports Tree</font></h3>
   
 <p>  <p>
 Let's say you managed to get a ports tree and you want to compile and  Let's say you managed to get a ports tree and you want to compile and
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 If you wish to have the distfiles, you will have to get them through an  If you wish to have the distfiles, you will have to get them through an
 independent way.  independent way.
   
 <h3><font color="#0000e0">Creating new ports</font></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name="Create">Creating New Ports</a></font></h3>
 <p>  <p>
 If you are interested in helping to expand the OpenBSD ports tree  If you are interested in helping to expand the OpenBSD ports tree
 you should first read <a href="porting.html">porting.html</a>.  you should first read <a href="porting.html">porting.html</a>.
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 <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/porters-handbook/">FreeBSD Porter's Handbook</a>  <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/porters-handbook/">FreeBSD Porter's Handbook</a>
 as well as OpenBSD specific policies and hints.  as well as OpenBSD specific policies and hints.
   
 <h3><font color="#0000e0">Problems and contacts</font></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name="Help">Problems and Contacts</a></font></h3>
   
 <p>  <p>
 If you have trouble with existing ports, or need information about creating new ports,  If you have trouble with existing ports, or need information about creating new ports,
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