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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!--
The FreeBSD Documentation Project
$FreeBSD$
-->
<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0"
xml:id="own-port">
<title>Making a New Port</title>
<para>Interested in making a new port, or upgrading existing ports?
Great!</para>
<para>What follows are some guidelines for creating a new port for
&os;. To upgrade an existing port, read
this, then read <xref linkend="port-upgrading"/>.</para>
<para>When this document is not sufficiently detailed,
refer to <filename>/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk</filename>, which is
included by all port <filename>Makefile</filename>s. Even those
not hacking <filename>Makefile</filename>s daily can gain much
knowledge from it. Additionally, specific questions can be sent
to the &a.ports;.</para>
<note>
<para>Only a fraction of the variables
(<varname><replaceable>VAR</replaceable></varname>) that can be
overridden are mentioned in this document. Most (if not all)
are documented at the start of
<filename>/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk</filename>; the others
probably ought to be. Note that this file uses a non-standard
tab setting: <application>Emacs</application> and
<application>Vim</application> will recognize the setting on
loading the file. Both &man.vi.1; and &man.ex.1; can be set to
use the correct value by typing
<command>:set tabstop=4</command> once the file has been
loaded.</para>
</note>
<para>Looking for something easy to start with? Take a look at the
<link xlink:href="https://wiki.freebsd.org/WantedPorts">list of
requested ports</link> and see if you can work on one (or
more).</para>
</chapter>
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