pkgsrc on FreeBSD

I've been looking into wether its possible to utilise pkgsrc, using the install command as on NetBSD, to install a specific package on FreeBSD. I haven't yet developed the skills necessary to build from source but I'm interested in installing mxterm/motif xterm which is available on pkgsrc (I presume this version is more up-to-date than that available on githhub). Although I understand pkgsrc can be run on FreeBSD, I would guess that packages may need additional configuration on a platform other than NetBSD. Any advice or opinions would be much appreciated!
 
pkgsrc operates out of /opt/pkg, completely independently of freebsd pkg in /usr/local. You ought to be able to install pkgsrc (which involves bootstrapping it, per instructions) and then the xterm you're looking for, and then launch it as /opt/pkg/bin/mxterm under your regular X session.
 
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