首先，先確認您的 port 除了 pkg-plist 尚未搞定之外，其他都完成了。
接著，建立臨時目錄以供該 port 安裝，並且把所有相依套件都裝好 。
# mkdir /var/tmp/$(make -V PORTNAME) # mtree -U -f $(make -V MTREE_FILE) -d -e -p /var/tmp/$(make -V PORTNAME) # make depends PREFIX=/var/tmp/$(make -V PORTNAME)
把這目錄架構存到新檔案。
# (cd /var/tmp/$(make -V PORTNAME) && find -d * -type d) | sort > OLD-DIRS
新增空的 pkg-plist 檔案：
# :>pkg-plist
若該 port 有遵循 PREFIX(也應該要遵循)， 接著就可以安裝該 port 並產生檔案清單。
# make install PREFIX=/var/tmp/$(make -V PORTNAME) # (cd /var/tmp/$(make -V PORTNAME) && find -d * \! -type d) | sort > pkg-plist
這時要記得把新建的目錄，也加到檔案清單內。
# (cd /var/tmp/$(make -V PORTNAME) && find -d * -type d) | sort | comm -13 OLD-DIRS - | sort -r | sed -e 's#^#@dirrm #' >> pkg-plist
最後，您應該手動整理檔案清單（這不是全部自動化處理的）。Man page 則應該利用 MANn 的方式 寫在 port 的 Makefile 而不是寫在檔案清單中。 使用者設定檔應該移除，或更名為filename.sample。 The info/dir file should not be listed and appropriate install-info lines should be added as noted in the info files section. Any libraries installed by the port should be listed as specified in the shared libraries section.
Alternatively, use the plist script in /usr/ports/Tools/scripts/ to build the package list automatically. The first step is the same as above: take the first three lines, that is, mkdir, mtree and make depends. Then build and install the port:
# make install PREFIX=/var/tmp/port-name
And let plist create the pkg-plist file:
# /usr/ports/Tools/scripts/plist -Md -m /etc/mtree/BSD.port-type.dist /var/tmp/port-name > pkg-plist
The packing list still has to be tidied up by hand as stated above.