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Checking your port with portlint

3.5 Checking your port with portlint

Please use portlint to see if your port conforms to our guidelines. The portlint program is part of the ports collection. In particular, you may want to check if the Makefile is in the right shape and the package is named appropriately.

For questions about the FreeBSD ports system, e-mail <ports@FreeBSD.org>.
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