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.

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.