port_dir`</command> in a bug report and send it with the

            port_dir`</command> in a bug report and send it with the

            &man.send-pr.1; program (see <ulink url="../../articles/contributing/contrib-how.html#CONTRIB-GENERAL">Bug

            &man.send-pr.1; program (see <ulink url="../../articles/contributing/contrib-how.html#CONTRIB-GENERAL">Bug

            Reports and General Commentary</ulink> for more information about

            Reports and General Commentary</ulink> for more information about

          you should compress it into a tarfile and use &man.uuencode.1;

          you should compress it into a tarfile and use &man.uuencode.1;

          before including it in the bug report (uuencoded tarfiles are

          before including it in the bug report (uuencoded tarfiles are

          acceptable even if the bug report is smaller than 20KB but are not

          acceptable even if the bug report is smaller than 20KB but are not

              <row>

              <row>

                <entry><filename>textproc</filename></entry>

                <entry><filename>textproc</filename></entry>

                <entry>Text processing utilities.  It does not include

                <entry>Text processing utilities.  It does not include

              </row>

              </row>

              <row>

              <row>

              </row>

              </row>

              <row>

              <row>

                <entry>The X window system and friends.  This category is only

                <entry>The X window system and friends.  This category is only

                  for software that directly supports the window system.  Do not

                  for software that directly supports the window system.  Do not

                  put regular X applications here.  If your port is an X

                  put regular X applications here.  If your port is an X

            variable <makevar>${NONEXISTENT}</makevar> as the first field 

            variable <makevar>${NONEXISTENT}</makevar> as the first field 

            of <makevar>BUILD_DEPENDS</makevar> or

            of <makevar>BUILD_DEPENDS</makevar> or

            <makevar>RUN_DEPENDS</makevar>.  Use this only when you need to

            <makevar>RUN_DEPENDS</makevar>.  Use this only when you need to

            compilation time by specifying the target too.  For

            compilation time by specifying the target too.  For

            instance

            instance

	want those libraries or applications, the ports system

	want those libraries or applications, the ports system

	provides hooks that the port author can use to decide which

	provides hooks that the port author can use to decide which

	configuration should be built. Supporting these properly will

	configuration should be built. Supporting these properly will

      <para>The easiest of these to use is

      <para>The easiest of these to use is

	<makevar>WITHOUT_X11</makevar>. If the port can be built both

	<makevar>WITHOUT_X11</makevar>. If the port can be built both

      <sect2>

      <sect2>

	<title><makevar>WRKSRC</makevar></title>

	<title><makevar>WRKSRC</makevar></title>

	  the application's distfiles are extracted.  If our previous example

	  the application's distfiles are extracted.  If our previous example

	  extracted into a directory called <filename>foo</filename> (and not

	  extracted into a directory called <filename>foo</filename> (and not

	  <filename>foo-1.0</filename>) you would write:</para>

	  <filename>foo-1.0</filename>) you would write:</para>

          deinstallation will not cause the system to still believe the

          deinstallation will not cause the system to still believe the

          library is there.</para>

          library is there.</para>

          make variable, which should contain a list of directories into which

          make variable, which should contain a list of directories into which

          shared libraries are to be installed.  For example if your port

          shared libraries are to be installed.  For example if your port

          installs shared libraries into

          installs shared libraries into

          <makevar>PLIST_SUB</makevar> variable with a list of

          <makevar>PLIST_SUB</makevar> variable with a list of

          <literal><replaceable>VAR</replaceable>=<replaceable>VALUE</replaceable></literal>

          <literal><replaceable>VAR</replaceable>=<replaceable>VALUE</replaceable></literal>

          pairs and instances of

          pairs and instances of

          substituted with <replaceable>VALUE</replaceable> in the

          substituted with <replaceable>VALUE</replaceable> in the

          <filename>pkg-plist</filename>.</para>

          <filename>pkg-plist</filename>.</para>

          <filename>/usr/local</filename>), unless

          <filename>/usr/local</filename>), unless

          <makevar>USE_X_PREFIX</makevar> or <makevar>USE_IMAKE</makevar> is

          <makevar>USE_X_PREFIX</makevar> or <makevar>USE_IMAKE</makevar> is

          set, in which case it will be <makevar>X11BASE</makevar> (default

          set, in which case it will be <makevar>X11BASE</makevar> (default

        <para>Not hard-coding <filename>/usr/local</filename> or

        <para>Not hard-coding <filename>/usr/local</filename> or

          <filename>/usr/X11R6</filename> anywhere in the source will make the

          <filename>/usr/X11R6</filename> anywhere in the source will make the

	or correct use of <makevar>LOCALBASE</makevar> for references to

	or correct use of <makevar>LOCALBASE</makevar> for references to

	files from other ports.  Testing the installation in

	files from other ports.  Testing the installation in

	<filename>/var/tmp/<replaceable>port-name</replaceable></filename>

	<filename>/var/tmp/<replaceable>port-name</replaceable></filename>

        <para>Do not set <makevar>USE_X_PREFIX</makevar> unless your port

        <para>Do not set <makevar>USE_X_PREFIX</makevar> unless your port

          truly requires it (i.e., it links against X libs or it needs to

          truly requires it (i.e., it links against X libs or it needs to

        version from the original authors, first make sure you have the latest

        version from the original authors, first make sure you have the latest

        port.  You can find them in the

        port.  You can find them in the

        <filename>ports/ports-current</filename> directory of the FTP mirror

        <filename>ports/ports-current</filename> directory of the FTP mirror

      <para>The next step is to send a mail to the maintainer, if one is

      <para>The next step is to send a mail to the maintainer, if one is

        listed in the port's <filename>Makefile</filename>.  That person may

        listed in the port's <filename>Makefile</filename>.  That person may