Source install to look like installed package

[Francisco Reyes]

Matthew Seaman writes:

> You mean you want to generate a /var/db/pkg/portname-1.2.3
> directory with appropriate contents so you can wrangle a bunch
> of files already on your hard drive as if they were a port?

Yes.
 
> Actually, that's pretty much what the ports system does when you
> do an install from source.  Check out the commands the 'do-package'
> target runs as shown in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk


Ok.
 
> Submitting PRs with updates to bring the FreePascal port up to date
> will earn you karma points...

I am thinking perhaps start out with a "binary" port or a package until I 
get familiar with the port system.

Thanks for the pointers.