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Eugene :freebsd: :emacslogo: on Nostr: I have the same question :drgn_think_confused: . Since I read handbook for #FreeBSD ...

I have the same question :drgn_think_confused: . Since I read handbook for #FreeBSD 14.3 (chapter 4), I learnt that ports are:

> is a set of Makefiles, patches, and description files. Each set of these files is used to compile and install an individual application on FreeBSD, and is called a port.

As I understand, the package is made from port but not the port itself.