Ports Collection

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Ports Collection is FreeBSD’s system for building and installing third-party software from source using a large, organized tree of ported applications.

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BSD ports collection 1
Ports Collection canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of FreeBSD
package build framework
ports tree
software management system
alsoKnownAs FreeBSD Ports Collection NERFINISHED
FreeBSD ports tree NERFINISHED
contains Makefiles
distinfo files
metadata for each port
patch files
pkg-descr files
pkg-plist files
defaultLocation /usr/ports
distributionMethod FreeBSD base system tools and source repositories
documentation FreeBSD Handbook Ports chapter NERFINISHED
feature ability to set build options via make config
automatic application of patches
automatic fetching of source distfiles
automatic handling of build and run dependencies
integration with binary package creation
license various licenses per port
maintainedBy FreeBSD community NERFINISHED
managedBy FreeBSD Ports Management Team NERFINISHED
operatingSystem FreeBSD NERFINISHED
organizedAs a hierarchical directory tree
organizedBy software categories
purpose to build and install third-party software from source on FreeBSD
relatedConcept FreeBSD packages
binary package repositories
relatedTool pkg
pkg_add
pkg_delete
pkg_info
portmaster
portupgrade
poudriere
scope third-party applications and libraries
supports building software from source code
dependency resolution
installing third-party applications
package customization via build options
package deinstallation
software upgrades
supportsPlatform aarch64
amd64
arm
i386
powerpc
uses BSD make
ports infrastructure in /usr/ports/Mk

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FreeBSD packageManagementSystem Ports Collection
Portage inspiredBy Ports Collection
this entity surface form: BSD ports collection