Installation

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

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

The HaikuPorts tree

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

cd /boot/develop
svn co http://ports.haiku-files.org/svn/haikuports/trunk haikuports

If you signed up for a HaikuPorts? account, you should provide your Trac 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 it out from the BePorter repository:

cd /boot/home/code
svn co http://ports.haiku-files.org/svn/beporter/trunk beporter 

The repository contains the executable beporter and the haikuports.conf file. Copy (or link) beporter to /boot/home/config/bin, and haikuports.conf to /etc. Do not forget to set the PACKAGES_PATH in HaikuPorts.conf to where you've checked out the HaikuPorts tree.