diff --git a/devel/Makefile b/devel/Makefile
index 87485d1eb474..2cf184f2d09f 100644
--- a/devel/Makefile
+++ b/devel/Makefile
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     SUBDIR += glib12
     SUBDIR += gmake
     SUBDIR += gnustep
+    SUBDIR += gperf
     SUBDIR += gtksheet
     SUBDIR += id-utils
     SUBDIR += ilu
diff --git a/devel/gperf/Makefile b/devel/gperf/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..584e6ec4e124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/gperf/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# New ports collection makefile for:    unix-connect
+# Version required:     2.7
+# Date created:         19.04.1999
+# Whom:                 dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+DISTNAME=	gperf-2.7
+CATEGORIES=	devel
+MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_GNU}
+MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	gperf
+
+MAINTAINER=	dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org
+
+GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+MAN=		gperf.1
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/gperf/distinfo b/devel/gperf/distinfo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a6546090f1f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/gperf/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MD5 (gperf-2.7.tar.gz) = f37fb2d0ab56facb1f851ceb208504b9
diff --git a/devel/gperf/files/patch-aa b/devel/gperf/files/patch-aa
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b4362302f309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/gperf/files/patch-aa
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- doc/Makefile.in.orig	Tue Dec 28 11:31:20 1999
++++ doc/Makefile.in	Tue Dec 28 11:32:30 1999
+@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
+ infodir = @infodir@
+ mandir = @mandir@
+ man1dir = $(mandir)/man1
+-dvidir = $(mandir)/dvi
+-htmldir = $(mandir)/html
++dvidir = @prefix@/share/doc/gperf
++htmldir = @prefix@/share/doc/gperf
+ 
+ # Programs used by "make":
+ RM = rm -f
diff --git a/devel/gperf/pkg-comment b/devel/gperf/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ab974abe511c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/gperf/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generates perfect hash functions for sets of keywords
diff --git a/devel/gperf/pkg-descr b/devel/gperf/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bd9d14ea680c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/gperf/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+While teaching a data structures course at University of California,
+Irvine, I developed a program called GPERF that generates perfect hash
+functions for sets of key words.  A perfect hash function is simply:
+
+          A hash function and a data structure that allows 
+          recognition of a key word in a set of words using 
+          exactly 1 probe into the data structure.
+
+The gperf.texinfo file explains how the program works, the form of the
+input, what options are available, and hints on choosing the best
+options for particular key word sets.  The texinfo file is readable
+both via the GNU emacs `info' command, and is also suitable for
+typesetting with TeX.
+
+The enclosed Makefile creates the executable program ``gperf'' and
+also runs some tests.
+
+Output from the GPERF program is used to recognize reserved words in
+the GNU C, GNU C++, and GNU Pascal compilers, as well as with the GNU
+indent program.
+
+Happy hacking!
+
+Douglas C. Schmidt
diff --git a/devel/gperf/pkg-plist b/devel/gperf/pkg-plist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..90aa7a660143
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/gperf/pkg-plist
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+bin/gperf
+@unexec install-info --delete %D/info/gperf.info %D/info/dir
+info/gperf.info
+@exec install-info %D/info/gperf.info %D/info/dir
+share/doc/gperf/gperf.dvi
+share/doc/gperf/gperf.html
+@dirrm share/doc/gperf