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 <li><a href="#Use">Using Ports</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="#Life">Life Cycle of the Ports Tree</a></li>
 <li><a href="#XFree86">Ports and XFree86</a></li>  <li><a href="#XFree86">Ports and XFree86</a></li>
   <li><a href="#Example">Example Use of the Ports Tree</a></li>
   <li><a href="#Advanced">Advanced Usage of the Ports Tree</a></li>
 <li><a href="#Create">Creating New Ports</a></li>  <li><a href="#Create">Creating New Ports</a></li>
 <li><a href="#Help">Problems and Contacts</a></li>  <li><a href="#Help">Problems and Contacts</a></li>
 </ul>  </ul>
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 <p>  <p>
 Packages are the binary equivalent of ports.  A compiled port becomes  Packages are the binary equivalent of ports.  A compiled port becomes
 a package that can be registered into the system using pkg_add(1).  a package that can be registered into the system using
   <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pkg_add&sektion=1&format=html">pkg_add(1)</a>
   
 <p>  <p>
 <strong><font color="#e00000">  <strong><font color="#e00000">
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 The current ports tree <strong>may not</strong> be used with the previous  The current ports tree <strong>may not</strong> be used with the previous
 release once the switch to tracking OpenBSD-current occurs.  This is due  release once the switch to tracking OpenBSD-current occurs.  This is due
 to changes, typically with the port make process, that require code  to changes, typically with the port make process, that require code
 based upon the OpenBSD-current source tree.  based upon the OpenBSD-current source tree. This switch will be announced
   on the <a href="mail.html"><tt>ports@openbsd.org</tt> mailing list</a>.
 <p>The ports tree works as a single entity. Updating a single directory is  <p>The ports tree works as a single entity. Updating a single directory is
 not guaranteed to work, as package dependencies may force you to update  not guaranteed to work, as package dependencies may force you to update
 and recompile vast portions of the ports tree.  and recompile vast portions of the ports tree.
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 to a default binary XFree86 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><a name="Example"></a><font color="#0000e0">Example Use of the Ports Tree</font></h3>
   
 <p>  <p>
 First, please read the <pre>/usr/ports/README</pre> file on your system.  
 </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
 install the archiving utility <strong>unzip</strong>.  You should be able to  install the archiving utility <strong>unzip</strong>.  You should be able to
         do something like this:          do something like this:
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 <p>  <p>
 As ports get built, the /usr/ports/distfiles directory gets filled with  As ports get built, the /usr/ports/distfiles directory gets filled with
 program sources, and /usr/ports/packages gets filled with binary packages.  program sources, and /usr/ports/packages gets filled with binary packages.
 Users with low connectivity may refer to mirror-distfiles(7) for  Users with low connectivity may refer to
   <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mirroring-ports&sektion=7&format=html">mirroring-ports(7)</a> for
 an efficient way to grab all distfiles at once.  In OpenBSD-current, you  an efficient way to grab all distfiles at once.  In OpenBSD-current, you
 can use the script /usr/ports/infrastructure/fetch/clean-old to track  can use the script /usr/ports/infrastructure/fetch/clean-old to track
 old distfiles.  old distfiles.
 Note that the OpenBSD CD only include the ports tree and selected packages.  Note that the OpenBSD CD only include the ports tree and selected packages.
 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"><a name="Advanced"></a>Advanced Usage of the Ports Tree</font></h3>
   
   <p>
   Ports tree has many features for the advanced user that make it a valuable
   tool beyond basic installation. Advanced users may wish to tamper with
   the makefiles (you should read the
   <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=make&sektion=1&format=html">make(1)</a>
   manual page first) or set various variables from the make commandline or in
   <tt>/etc/mk.conf</tt>. These variables are described in detail in the
   <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bsd.port.mk&sektion=5&format=html">bsd.port.mk(5)</a>
   manual page, and the porting documents below.
   </p>
   
 <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name="Create">Creating New Ports</a></font></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name="Create">Creating New Ports</a></font></h3>
 <p>  <p>
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