-dnl $OpenBSD: packages,v 1.44 2010/07/10 19:40:06 miod Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: packages,v 1.45 2010/07/29 17:38:13 steven Exp $
As complete as your OpenBSD system is, you may want to add any of several
excellent third party software applications. There are several ways to do
this. You can:
-1) Obtain the source code and build the application based
- upon whatever installation procedures are provided with the
- application.
+1) Use the OpenBSD ``package'' collection to grab a pre-compiled
+ and tested version of the application for your hardware.
2) Use the OpenBSD ``ports'' collection to automatically get any
needed source file, apply any required patches, create the
application, and install it for you.
-3) Use the OpenBSD ``package'' collection to grab a pre-compiled
- and tested version of the application for your hardware.
+3) Obtain the source code and build the application based
+ upon whatever installation procedures are provided with the
+ application.
If you purchased the OpenBSD CD-ROM set you already have several popular
``packages'', and the ``ports'' collection.
Installing applications from the OpenBSD ports collection:
- See http://www.OpenBSD.org/ports.html for current instructions
- on obtaining and installing OpenBSD ports.
+ See http://www.OpenBSD.org/faq/ports/ports.html for current
+ instructions on obtaining and installing OpenBSD ports.
You should also refer to the ports(7) manual page.
If you can't find an existing port, try to make your own and
feed it back to OpenBSD. That's how our ports collection grows.
- Some details can be found at http://www.OpenBSD.org/porting.html
+ Some details can be found in the OpenBSD Porter's Handbook at
+ http://www.openbsd.org/faq/ports/
with more help coming from the mailing list, <ports@OpenBSD.org>.
.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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-.\" $OpenBSD: ports.7,v 1.81 2010/06/20 07:59:53 espie Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ports.7,v 1.82 2010/07/29 17:38:13 steven Exp $
.\" $FreeBSD: ports.7,v 1.7 1998/06/23 04:38:50 hoek Exp $
.\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: June 20 2010 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: July 29 2010 $
.Dt PORTS 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
For more information about using ports, see
The
.Ox
-Ports Mechanism
-.Pq Pa http://www.openbsd.org/ports.html
-and the
-.Ox
-FAQ
-.Pq Pa http://www.openbsd.org/faq/ .
+Ports System
+.Pq Pa http://www.openbsd.org/faq/ports/ports.html .
For information about creating new ports, see
the
.Ox
-Porting Checklist
-.Pa http://www.openbsd.org/checklist.html .
+Porter's Handbook
+.Pa http://www.openbsd.org/faq/ports/ .
.Pp
For a detailed description of the build process, see
.Xr bsd.port.mk 5 .
.Pp
The
.Ox
-Ports Mechanism:
-.Pa http://www.openbsd.org/ports.html
+Ports System:
+.Pa http://www.openbsd.org/faq/ports/ports.html
.Pp
The
.Ox
-Porting Checklist:
-.Pa http://www.openbsd.org/checklist.html
+Porter's Handbook:
+.Pa http://www.openbsd.org/faq/ports/
.Sh HISTORY
.Nm The Ports Collection
appeared in