max@max:~ % find /usr/ports -name subversion
/usr/ports/devel/subversion
max@max:~ % cd /usr/ports/devel/subversion
max@max:/usr/ports/devel/subversion % make install
===>  Switching to root credentials to create /var/db/ports/devel_subversion
Password:
===>  Returning to user credentials
===> Building/installing dialog4ports as it is required for the config dialog
===>  Cleaning for dialog4ports-0.1.5_1
===>   dialog4ports-0.1.5_1 depends on file: /usr/local/sbin/pkg - found
mkdir: /usr/ports/distfiles: Permission denied
*** Error code 1

Stop.
make[3]: stopped in /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/dialog4ports
*** Error code 1

Stop.
make[2]: stopped in /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/dialog4ports
===> Options unchanged

Berkeley DB (4 or 5) repository backend disabled.

You can enable installation fo tools

You can enable the mod_dav_svn module for Apache 2.X

You can enable the mod_dontdothat module for Apache 2.X

You can have the repository created for you by defining
WITH_REPOSITORY_CREATION.

Make sure that:
* all your svn users are members of a common group
* this group is the group id of the db/ and locks/
  subdirectories of your repository
* the above subdirectories are writable by this group

Many useful scripts will be installed into /usr/local/share/subversion
===>  License AL2 accepted by the user
===>   subversion-1.8.3 depends on file: /usr/local/sbin/pkg - found
mkdir: /usr/ports/distfiles: Permission denied
*** Error code 1

Stop.
make[1]: stopped in /usr/ports/devel/subversion
*** Error code 1

Stop.
make: stopped in /usr/ports/devel/subversion
max@max:/usr/ports/devel/subversion %