Index: devel/py-backports/Makefile
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+# $FreeBSD$
+
+PORTNAME=	backports
+PORTVERSION=	1
+CATEGORIES=	devel python
+DISTFILES=
+
+MAINTAINER=	lifanov@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	Shared namespace shim for py-backports.* ports
+
+LICENSE=	MIT
+
+NO_FETCH=	yes
+NO_BUILD=	yes
+NO_ARCH=	yes
+USES=		python:2.7
+
+PLIST_FILES=	${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/backports/__init__.py \
+		${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/backports/__init__.pyc \
+		${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/backports/__init__.${PYTHON_PYOEXTENSION}
+
+do-install:
+	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/backports
+	${ECHO_CMD} "__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)" > ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/backports/__init__.py
+	(cd ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR} && ${PYTHON_CMD} -O -m compileall .)
+	(cd ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR} && ${PYTHON_CMD} -m compileall .)
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
Index: devel/py-backports/pkg-descr
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+shared namespace shim for py-backports.* ports
+
+py-backports provides a common backports/__init__.py,
+which is shared among all py-backports.* ports.