- FreeBSD.ORG => FreeBSD.org

- Don't discourage people from using "make readmes"

 - Document WRKDIRPREFIX.
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.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" $Id: ports.7,v 1.10 1999/04/29 21:40:55 hoek Exp $
.\" $Id: ports.7,v 1.11 1999/05/02 05:04:26 hoek Exp $
.\"
.Dd January 25, 1998
.Dt PORTS 7
@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ to install the application.
.Pp
It is possible to download and use ports from the FreeBSD repository
that are newer than the installed system; however it is important to
install the appropriate "Upgrade Kit" from http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ports/
install the appropriate "Upgrade Kit" from http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/
first! The
.Xr portcheckout 1
script (also a port, of course!) will help to download new ports.
@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ script (also a port, of course!) will help to download new ports.
For more information about using ports, see
.Nm The Ports Collection
(file:/usr/share/doc/handbook/ports.html --or--
http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/handbook/ports.html).
http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/ports.html).
For information about creating new ports, see
.Nm Porting applications
(file:/usr/share/doc/handbook/porting.html --or--
http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/handbook/porting.html).
http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/porting.html).
Both are part of the FreeBSD Handbook.
.Pp
.Sh TARGETS
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.It Ar readmes
Create a port's
.Pa README.html .
You may need to
.Xr fetch 1
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/ports/templates/README.port
and set
.Ev TEMPLATES
to its directory. This is intended for would-be release engineers -- most
people can just read
.Pa pkg/COMMENT
and
.Pa pkg/DESCR .
.El
This can be used from
.Pa /usr/ports
to create a browsable web of all ports on your system!
.Sh ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
You can change all of these.
.Bl -tag -width MASTER_SITES
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.Pa /usr/pkgsrc
on
.Nx .
.It Ev WRKDIRPREFIX
Where to create any temporary files. Useful if
.Ev PORTSDIR
is read-only (perhaps mounted from a cdrom).
.It Ev DISTDIR
Where to find/put distfiles, normally
.Pa distfiles/
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.Pp
The FreeBSD handbook
.Pp
http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ports
http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports
.Pq searchable index of all ports
.Sh AUTHORS
This man page was originated by
@ -292,6 +288,10 @@ and the awesome ports team.
.Nm The Ports Collection
appeared in
.Fx 1.0 .
It has since spread to
.Nx
and
.Ox .
.Sh BUGS
Ports documentation is split over four places ---
.Pa /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk ,