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itojun@itojun.org wrote:
> 
>         Hello, this is Jun-ichiro Itoh.
>         I recently made a small perl script to verify a port directory,
>         called "portlint". (to use it, please do "make install" in
>         ports-current/devel/portlint)
>         The script is intended to let the porters check their port
>         before submitting one, and help port managers review the submitted
>         ports.
> 
>         I would like to add more checks to make the script complete.
>         For that, I need your advices:
>         - what kind of tips are there to make a port?
>           If there are, what kind of checks should the script make?

Some simulation  for non-interactive ports:
        1. try to install it with *different* prefixes.
        2. try to install it, when the underlying ports 
         (in DEPENDESES sense) living with non-standart prefixes.
        3. forgott the basic:
            try install - reinstall, make ... and so on.

>         Thanks,
> 
> Jun-ichiro itojun Itoh
> itojun@itojun.org