diff --git a/textproc/word2x/Makefile b/textproc/word2x/Makefile
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+++ b/textproc/word2x/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# New ports collection makefile for:	word2x
+# Version required:	0.001
+# Date created:		10 June 1998
+# Whom:			Thomas Gellekum <tg@FreeBSD.ORG>
+#
+# $Id$
+
+DISTNAME=	word2x
+PKGNAME=	word2x-0.001
+CATEGORIES=	textproc
+MASTER_SITES=	ftp://word2x.astra.co.uk/pub/word2x/
+
+MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.ORG
+
+USE_GMAKE=	yes
+GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+CONFIGURE_ENV=	CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
+
+MAN1=	word2x.1
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/textproc/word2x/distinfo b/textproc/word2x/distinfo
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+++ b/textproc/word2x/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MD5 (word2x.tar.gz) = 286e2ddde00aff365debe7e1fb48aa30
diff --git a/textproc/word2x/files/patch-aa b/textproc/word2x/files/patch-aa
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+++ b/textproc/word2x/files/patch-aa
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+--- Makefile.in.orig	Tue Apr 21 02:38:00 1998
++++ Makefile.in	Wed Jun 10 11:32:12 1998
+@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
+ CPP=@CXX@
+ 
+ #seek_set_hdr is a hack for Sun OS (and others? I hope not)
+-CPPFLAGS=-g -Wall @DEFS@ @seek_set_hdr@
++CPPFLAGS=@CXXFLAGS@ @DEFS@ @seek_set_hdr@
+ LD=@ld@
+ 
+-CCFLAGS=-O3 @DEFS@
++CCFLAGS=@CFLAGS@ @DEFS@
+ LIBOBJS=wordwrap.o nullproc.o tblock.o scan_num.o map_chars.o col-align.o \
+ 	compat.o ukdate.o usdate.o num_unit_probe.o part_num_probe.o
+ AR=ar
+@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
+ 	$(CPP) -o $@ $(PROGOBJS)
+ 
+ install: $(TARGETS) $(MANP)
+-	@INSTALL@ $(MANP) -m 644 @mandir@/man1
++	@INSTALL_DATA@ $(MANP) @mandir@/man1
+ 	for I in $(TARGETS); do \
+-		@INSTALL@ $${I} -m 755 @bindir@; \
++		@INSTALL_PROGRAM@ $${I} @bindir@; \
+ 	done
diff --git a/textproc/word2x/pkg-comment b/textproc/word2x/pkg-comment
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+++ b/textproc/word2x/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Converter from MS Word to text, HTML or LaTeX.
diff --git a/textproc/word2x/pkg-descr b/textproc/word2x/pkg-descr
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index 000000000000..e8f144e5c83a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/textproc/word2x/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Despite the fact that open formats like rtf are good and widely
+avialable far too many idiots seem to insist on using word .doc
+format. This program is an attempt to limit the damage this causes
+users of non-microsoft systems and text processing systems, for
+example LaTeX.
diff --git a/textproc/word2x/pkg-plist b/textproc/word2x/pkg-plist
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index 000000000000..937a7eb279d8
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+++ b/textproc/word2x/pkg-plist
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+bin/rtest2
+bin/word2x
+man/man1/word2x.1.gz