How to get, modify, and build any package ?

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Oct 21, 2012, at 13:18, Michaël Parchet <mparchet at sunrise.ch> wrote:

> I would like to get, modify (customize) and build  any package but it seems that macport fetch all package at a specific url.

You can "sudo port edit" any port to change the portfile. If you are using rsync to sync your ports, then any changes you make will be discarded next time you sync. If you want something more permanent you can sync your ports with svn instead. Or you can create a local ports repository.

https://guide.macports.org/#development.local-repositories