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 <h2>OpenBSD ports mechanism</H2>  <h2>OpenBSD ports mechanism</H2>
   
 <h3>  <h3>History</h3>
 <b>History</b></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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 problems between FreeBSD and OpenBSD we decided to branch out and create  problems between FreeBSD and OpenBSD we decided to branch out and create
 our very own OpenBSD Ports Project using FreeBSD's as a starting point.  our very own OpenBSD Ports Project using FreeBSD's as a starting point.
 This also allows us to tune the ports better to our system.  This also allows us to tune the ports better to our system.
 <h3>  <h3>Short description and setup</h3>
 <b>Short description and setup</b></h3>  
 The ports idea is to have, for each piece of software, a Makefile that  The ports idea is to have, for each piece of software, a Makefile that
 <ul>  <ul>
 <li>Describes where to fetch it,  <li>Describes where to fetch it,
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 chapter</a> in the <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/">FreeBSD handbook</a>  chapter</a> in the <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/">FreeBSD handbook</a>
 to get information on how to setup this hierarchy until OpenBSD can complete  to get information on how to setup this hierarchy until OpenBSD can complete
 its own ports.helpfile  its own ports.helpfile
 <h3>  <h3>Getting the Ports tree</h3>
 <b>Example</b></h3>  The ports source tree is available in several ways:
   <ul>
   <li>You can ftp the 2.2 version of it from the pub/OpenBSD/2.2 directory
           on any of the <a href=ftp.html>ftp mirror sites</a>.
   <li>You can use <a href=anoncvs.html>AnonCVS</a> to get the most recent
           version of it, using essentially "<strong>cvs get ports</strong>".
   </ul>
   (Note: the version of the ports tree on the 2.2 CDROM is not the most
   recent version.  You likely want to get and use a newer version).
   
   <h3>Example use of the Ports tree</h3>
 Let's say you managed to get a ports tree sitting under /usr/ports, then  Let's say you managed to get a ports tree sitting under /usr/ports, then
 you should be able to something like this:  you should be able to something like this:
 <pre>  <pre>
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 # exit  # exit
 </pre>  </pre>
 Easy, huh?  Easy, huh?
 <h3>  <h3>Problems and contacts</h3>
 <b>Problems and contacts</b></h3>  
 Our <a href="mailto:joey@openbsd.org">ports coordinator</a> is currently  Our <a href="mailto:joey@openbsd.org">ports coordinator</a> is currently
 working on a ports status page.  working on a ports status page.
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