This Guide is still a draft - please see also the section ​Portfile Development in the MacPorts Guide for now.

Table of Content

NewCommittersGuide::

Explains tasks, responsibilities and basic setup.

CommitRules::

Rules for commits.

CommittersTipsAndTricks::

Useful hints for committers.

PortfileRecipes::

Useful recipes for portfiles writing.

RepeatableBuilds::

Explains why port builds should be repeatable and how to achieve that.

PersonalSVNRepository::

How to set up a personal space inside the MacPorts Subversion repository.

Using Distfiles for large patches::

How to set up and use distfiles for patches too large to be added to the port's files directory.