diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml
index 7b133792d1d7f8b80169b12a490371306a81e994..31ca3f5757a9a05b1815f0fb387ce7d3a8baf8f8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml,v 1.23 1999/12/04 04:53:14 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml,v 1.24 2000/01/18 06:10:54 momjian Exp $
Documentation Guide
Thomas Lockhart
@@ -995,6 +995,36 @@ PSTYLE= /home/tgl/SGML/db107.d/docbook/print
% make install
</programlisting>
</para>
+ <sect2>
+ <title>FreeBSD specific howto</title>
+ <para>
+ To build the documentation on FreeBSD a number of ports will need to
+ be installed.
+ <programlisting>
+% cd /usr/ports/devel/gmake && make install
+% cd /usr/ports/textproc/docproj && make install
+% cd /usr/ports/textproc/docbook && make install
+% cd /usr/ports/textproc/dsssl-docbook-modular && make install
+ </programlisting>
+ Some enviornment variables need to be set (assumes you are running a sh
+ based shell):
+ <programlisting>
+export SMGL_ROOT=/usr/local/share/sgml
+SGML_CATALOG_FILES=/usr/local/share/sgml/jade/catalog
+SGML_CATALOG_FILES=/usr/local/share/sgml/html/catalog:$SGML_CATALOG_FILES
+SGML_CATALOG_FILES=/usr/local/share/sgml/iso8879/catalog:$SGML_CATALOG_FILES
+SGML_CATALOG_FILES=/usr/local/share/sgml/transpec/catalog:$SGML_CATALOG_FILES
+SGML_CATALOG_FILES=/usr/local/share/sgml/docbook/catalog:$SGML_CATALOG_FILES
+export SGML_CATALOG_FILES </programlisting>
+ Make needs some special arguments, or these need to be added to your
+Makefile.custom:
+ <programlisting>
+HSTYLE=/usr/local/share/sgml/docbook/dsssl/modular/html/
+PSTYLE=/usr/local/share/sgml/docbook/dsssl/modular/print/
+ </programlisting>
+ Of course you'll need to use gmake rather than just plain 'make' to build.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1>