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 [http://guide.macports.org/chunked/development.local-repositories.html]
 
+If you're new to creating ports reading the guide will help you enter your ~/macports directory in /opt/local/etc/macports/source.conf so port can find your personal ports directory when you do 'port search', or 'port install'.
+
 === Step 5: '''Get cpan2port ===
 Install using macports (will automatically install prerequisite Perl modules: p5-list-moreutils, p5-cpan-meta, p5-module-depends, p5-cpan-meta-yaml):
 {{{
@@ -73,9 +75,8 @@
 
 === Step 6: '''Create the port file''' ===
 {{{
-$ cd ~
-$ mkdir ports
-$ cd ~/ports
+$ mkdir ~/macports
+$ cd ~/macports
 $ cpan2port -t Date::Parse
 [...]
 TimeDate-1.20/
@@ -92,8 +93,10 @@
 === Step 7: '''Build the port''' ===
 First you can review the portfile:
 {{{
-$ cd perl/p5-timedate
+$ cd ~/macports/perl/p5-timedate
 $ cat Portfile
+}}}
+{{{
 # -*- coding: utf-8; mode: tcl; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- vim:fenc=utf8:ft=tcl:et:sw=4:ts=4:sts=4
 # $Id$
 
@@ -109,7 +112,9 @@
 checksums sha1 6394cd243e05c3c2073fa73348a4ad90d8d5963e md5 7da7452bce4c684e4238e6d09b390200 rmd160 513094a2d2fb3678c1ad893abc28c94d344ec7b8
 }}}
 
-The build it:
+Then build it:
+   # Note: make sure you're in the Portfile directory for the port you want to build. In our case ~/macports/perl/p5-timedate.
+
 {{{
 $ port build
 Warning: MacPorts running without privileges. You may be unable to complete certain actions (e.g. install).
@@ -156,10 +161,18 @@
 
 If you make changes to the Portfile, remember to re-build it:
 {{{
-$ cd perl/p5-timedate
+$ cd ~/macports/perl/p5-timedate
 $ port build
 }}}
 
+=== Step 9: '''Update your PortIndex Files''' ===
+
+Before you can install your new port, you will need to create/update the PortIndex files in your macports directory.
+
+{{{
+$ cd ~/macports
+$ portindex
+}}}
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