The content of each ports "files" directory should be keept fairly small as it is kopied to every MacPort user harddrive. If larger patches - for example application bundles with icon files are supplied then they should be added to distfiles so they are only donwloaded by those user who are actualy installing the Port.

= Setup Repository =

First setup a [wiki:CommittersGuide/PersonalSVNRepository PersonalSVNRepository] to maintain the files. Inside your  SVN Repository you should create a directory with the portfiles name and there you prepare the files for the port.

Then you create directory for you portfile inside the distfile area of the subversion repository:

{{{
Repository=http://svn.macosforge.org/repository/macports
User=userid
Port=portid

svn mkdir --username ${User}@macports.org -m"Create staging for ${Port}" ${Repository}/users/${User}/${Port}
svn mkdir --username ${User}@macports.org -m"Create distfiles for ${Port}" ${Repository}/distfiles/${Port}
}}}

Replace '''userid''' and '''portid''' with your onw userid and the Port you are working on.