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Comment: Use /opt/local/ instead of $prefix to match SyncingWithGit
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--- howto/SyncingWithSVN (version: 21)
+++ howto/SyncingWithSVN (version: 22)
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 portfiles in MacPorts. The following steps will switch your tree over to
 using Subversion (over https) for syncing.
 
-Note: replace "$prefix" with the location of your MacPorts install,
-which defaults to /opt/local.
+Note: if you are using a custom prefix, you will have to replace the default of `/opt/local` with the location of your MacPorts install in the instructions below.
 
 
 == Installation ==
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@
 
 === Step 1: Checkout Initial Copy ===
 {{{
-cd $prefix/var/macports/sources
+cd /opt/local/var/macports/sources
 mkdir -p svn.macports.org/trunk/dports
 cd svn.macports.org/trunk/dports 
 svn co https://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/trunk/dports/ .
@@ -51,15 +50,14 @@
 == Configuration ==
 
 === Step 2: Configure MacPorts ===
-Edit $prefix/etc/macports/sources.conf to comment out the rsync entry
-and add the "file" entry:
 
-Note: don't forget to replace $prefix, so the initial part will start
-with "!file:///..." (three slashes).
+Edit `/opt/local/etc/macports/sources.conf` to comment out the `rsync://` entry and add the `file:///` entry:
+
+Note: if you need to replace `/opt/local` with your custom prefix, make sure the initial "!file:///..." contains three slashes.
 
 {{{
 #rsync://rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports.tar [default]
-file://$prefix/var/macports/sources/svn.macports.org/trunk/dports/ [default]
+file://opt/local/var/macports/sources/svn.macports.org/trunk/dports/ [default]
 }}}
 
 === Step 3: Configure Subversion ===
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@
 needed to configure your own ~/.subversion/servers file to be able to do
 the initial checkout, then you *do* need this step.
 
-1. If the $prefix/var/macports/home/.subversion/servers file doesn't
+1. If the /opt/local/var/macports/home/.subversion/servers file doesn't
    exist, create it by copying the corresponding ~/.subversion/servers
    file from another user to that location.  (SVN automatically creates
    this file if it doesn't exist, so you probably already have one.)
@@ -88,13 +86,13 @@
 the `--non-interactive` flag, so you won't have the opportunity to
 accept the certificate then.)
 
-1. `mkdir -p $prefix/var/macports/home/.subversion/auth/svn.ssl.server`
+1. `mkdir -p /opt/local/var/macports/home/.subversion/auth/svn.ssl.server`
 1. As a normal user, run `svn ls https://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/trunk/dports/`.
    When prompted, accept the certificate permanently.
 1. SVN will store the certificate in a file in the directory
    `$HOME/.subversion/auth/svn.ssl.server`.  In that directory, find the
    file that contains the string "`https://svn.macports.org`" and copy
-   it into `$prefix/var/macports/home/.subversion/auth/svn.ssl.server`.
+   it into `/opt/local/var/macports/home/.subversion/auth/svn.ssl.server`.
 
 Or, you can use SVN over HTTP (i.e. your initial checkout was from the
 !http:// URL), in which case you don't need to worry about the
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