Currently there is no automated installation for the BePorts system. Fortunately it is not a lot of work to do by hand. The following describes how to set up a local BePorts tree and how to install BePorter?.

If you want to contribute to the BePorts project by adding ports, you first need to  sign up for an Assembla account. If you just want to build existing ports, you do not need an account.

The BePorts tree

First, you need to check out the BePorts tree using Subversion. I recommend placing it under /boot/develop/BePorts:

cd /boot/develop
svn co http://tools.assembla.com/svn/BePorts/BePorts/trunk BePorts 

If you signed up for an Assembla account, you should provide your username with the --username option.

BePorter

No BePorter? releases have been made as of yet. For now, you can get the alpha version from the Subversion repository. Check out the BePorter repository:

cd /boot/home/code
svn co http://tools.assembla.com/svn/BePorts/beporter/trunk beporter 

The repository contains the executable beporter and the BePorts.conf? file. Place beporter in /bin, and BePorts.conf? in /etc. Do not forget to set the PACKAGES_PATH in BePorts.conf? to where you've checked out the BePorts tree.