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<para>In this example we change the <makevar>MASTER_SITES</makevar> option to
<hostid role="fqdn">ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/</hostid>.</para>
<note><para>Some ports require you to provide build options which can enable/disable
parts of the application which are unneeded, certain security options,
and other customizations. A few which come to mind are
<filename role="package">net/mozilla</filename>,
<filename role="package">security/gpgme</filename>, and
<filename role="package">mail/sylpheed-claws</filename>. A message will be
displayed when options such as these are available.</para></note>
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<sect3>
<title>Overriding the Default Ports Directories</title>
<para>Sometimes it is useful (or mandatory) to use a different distfiles
and ports directory. The <makevar>PORTSDIR</makevar> and
<makevar>PREFIX</makevar> variables can override the default
directories. For example:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>make PORTSDIR=/usr/home/example/ports install</userinput></screen>
<para>will compile the port in <filename>/usr/home/example/ports</filename> and
install everything under <filename>/usr/local</filename>.</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>make PREFIX=/usr/home/example/local install</userinput></screen>
<para>will compile it in <filename>/usr/ports</filename> and install it in
<filename>/usr/home/example/local</filename>.</para>
<para>And of course,</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>make PORTSDIR=../ports PREFIX=../local install</userinput></screen>
<para>will combine the two (it is too long to completely write on
this page, but it should give you the general idea).</para>
</sect3>
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