Before submitting the new port, read the DOs and DON'Ts section.
Once happy with the port, the only thing remaining is to
put it in the main FreeBSD ports tree and make everybody else
happy about it too. We do not need the
work directory or the
pkgname.tgz package, so delete them
now.
Next, build the shar(1) file. Assuming the port is
called oneko, cd to the
directory above where the oneko directory
is located, and then type:
shar `find oneko` > oneko.shar
To submit oneko.shar, use the bug submit
form (category Ports Tree).
Add a short
description of the program to the Description field of the PR
(perhaps a short version of COMMENT), and
do not forget to add oneko.shar as an
attachment.
Giving a good description in the summary of the problem
report makes the work of port committers a lot easier. We
prefer something like “New port:
category/portname short description of
the port” for new ports. Using this
scheme makes it easier and faster to begin the work of
committing the new port.
One more time, do not include the original
source distfile, the work directory, or
the package built with
make package; and, do use
shar(1) for new ports, not diff(1).
After submitting the port, please be patient. The time needed to include a new port in FreeBSD can vary from a few days to a few months. The list of pending port PRs can be viewed at http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi?category=ports.
After looking at the new port, we will reply if necessary, and commit it to the tree. The submitter's name will also be added to the list of Additional FreeBSD Contributors and other files.
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