+ #ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
+ #define _GNU_SOURCE
+ #endif
+@@ -531,3 +548,4 @@ int mfu_compress_bz2_libcircle(const char* src, const 
+ 
+     return rc;
+ }
++#endif /* __linux__ */
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__decompress__bz2__libcircle.c b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__decompress__bz2__libcircle.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3b7a2342f7b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__decompress__bz2__libcircle.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_decompress_bz2_libcircle.c.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_decompress_bz2_libcircle.c
+@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
++#if defined(__linux__)
+ #include <sys/sysinfo.h>
++#endif
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <sys/time.h>
+ #include <sys/resource.h>
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__flist.c b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__flist.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..44b350be7c0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__flist.c
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_flist.c.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_flist.c
+@@ -35,8 +35,13 @@
+ #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+ #include <sys/param.h>
+ 
++/* Linux-specific file flag ioctls live in <linux/fs.h>;
++ * not available (and not used) on FreeBSD.
++ */
++#ifdef __linux__
+ #include <linux/fs.h>
+ #include <linux/fiemap.h>
++#endif
+ 
+ #include <libgen.h> /* dirname */
+ #include "libcircle.h"
+@@ -845,7 +850,7 @@ uint64_t mfu_flist_file_get_perm(mfu_flist bflist, uin
+     return mode & (S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO);
+ }
+ 
+-#if DCOPY_USE_XATTRS
++#if defined(__linux__) && DCOPY_USE_XATTRS
+ void *mfu_flist_file_get_acl(mfu_flist bflist, uint64_t idx, ssize_t *acl_size, char *type)
+ {
+     flist_t* flist = (flist_t*) bflist;
+@@ -886,7 +891,18 @@ void *mfu_flist_file_get_acl(mfu_flist bflist, uint64_
+ 
+     return val;
+ }
++#else
++void *mfu_flist_file_get_acl(mfu_flist bflist, uint64_t idx, ssize_t *acl_size, char *type)
++{
++    (void)bflist;
++    (void)idx;
++    (void)type;
++    if (acl_size != NULL)
++        *acl_size = 0;
++    return NULL;
++}
+ #endif
++
+ 
+ uint64_t mfu_flist_file_get_uid(mfu_flist bflist, uint64_t idx)
+ {
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__flist.h b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__flist.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8ad223af3c18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__flist.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_flist.h.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_flist.h
+@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ extern "C" {
+ #include <stdbool.h>
+ #include "mpi.h"
+ 
+-#if DCOPY_USE_XATTRS
++#if defined(__linux__) && DCOPY_USE_XATTRS
+ #include <sys/xattr.h>
+ /*
+  * Newer versions of attr deprecated attr/xattr.h which defines ENOATTR as a
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__flist__archive.c b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__flist__archive.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b22fdf92d9ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__flist__archive.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_flist_archive.c.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_flist_archive.c
+@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <getopt.h>
+ 
++#ifndef O_LARGEFILE
++#define O_LARGEFILE 0
++#endif
++
+ /* gettimeofday */
+ #include <sys/time.h>
+ 
+@@ -5255,6 +5259,7 @@ static int extract_xattrs(
+                 r = archive_entry_xattr_next(entry, &xname, &xval, &xsize);
+                 if (r == ARCHIVE_OK) {
+                     /* successfully extracted xattr, now try to set it */
++#if defined(__linux__)
+                     int set_rc = setxattr(path, xname, xval, xsize, 0);
+                     if (set_rc == -1) {
+                         MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_ERR, "failed to setxattr '%s' on '%s' errno=%d %s",
+@@ -5263,6 +5268,10 @@ static int extract_xattrs(
+                         rc = MFU_FAILURE;
+                         /* don't break in case other xattrs work */
+                     }
++#else
++                    /* FreeBSD: implement Linux setxattr() equivalent using extattr(2) */
++                    (void)path; (void)xname; (void)xval; (void)xsize;
++#endif
+                 } else {
+                     /* failed to read xattr */
+                     MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_ERR, "failed to extract xattr for '%s' of entry %llu at offset %llu",
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__flist__copy.c b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__flist__copy.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..142e69fd490e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__flist__copy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_flist_copy.c.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_flist_copy.c
+@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@
+ #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+ #include <sys/param.h>
+ 
++#ifdef __linux__
+ #include <linux/fs.h>
+ #include <linux/fiemap.h>
++#endif
+ 
+ /* define PRI64 */
+ #include <inttypes.h>
+@@ -69,8 +71,10 @@
+ #endif
+ 
+ #ifdef HPSS_SUPPORT
++#ifdef __linux__
+ #include <linux/hpssfs.h>
+ #endif
++#endif
+ 
+ /****************************************
+  * Define types
+@@ -1864,6 +1868,7 @@ static int mfu_copy_file_normal(
+     return 0;
+ }
+ 
++#ifdef __linux__
+ static int mfu_copy_file_fiemap(
+     const char* src,
+     const char* dest,
+@@ -2053,6 +2058,7 @@ fail_normal_copy:
+ fail_normal_copy:
+     return -1;
+ }
++#endif
+ 
+ static int mfu_copy_file(
+     const char* src,
+@@ -2084,6 +2090,7 @@ static int mfu_copy_file(
+         return -1;
+     }
+ 
++#ifdef __linux__
+     if (copy_opts->sparse) {
+         bool normal_copy_required;
+         ret = mfu_copy_file_fiemap(src, dest, offset, length, file_size,
+@@ -2093,6 +2100,7 @@ static int mfu_copy_file(
+             return ret;
+         }
+     }
++#endif
+ 
+     ret = mfu_copy_file_normal(src, dest, offset, length, file_size,
+                                copy_opts, mfu_src_file, mfu_dst_file);
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__flist__walk.c b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__flist__walk.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..352120e731b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__flist__walk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_flist_walk.c.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_flist_walk.c
+@@ -186,8 +186,10 @@ static void walk_getdents_process_dir(const char* dir,
+     int flags = O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY;
+     char buf[BUF_SIZE];
+ 
++#ifdef __linux__
+     if (NO_ATIME)
+         flags |= O_NOATIME;
++#endif
+ 
+     /* TODO: may need to try these functions multiple times */
+     mfu_file_t* mfu_file = *CURRENT_PFILE;
+@@ -205,7 +207,17 @@ static void walk_getdents_process_dir(const char* dir,
+     /* Read all directory entries */
+     while (1) {
+         /* execute system call to get block of directory entries */
+-        int nread = syscall(SYS_getdents, mfu_file->fd, buf, (int) BUF_SIZE);
++        int nread;
++#ifdef __linux__
++        /* On Linux, call the raw getdents syscall as before */
++        nread = syscall(SYS_getdents, mfu_file->fd, buf, (int) BUF_SIZE);
++#else
++        /*
++         * On FreeBSD and other non-Linux systems, use the getdents(2)
++         * libc wrapper instead of the Linux-specific SYS_getdents.
++         */
++        nread = getdents(mfu_file->fd, (char *)buf, (size_t)BUF_SIZE);
++#endif
+         if (nread == -1) {
+             MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_ERR, "syscall to getdents failed when reading `%s' (errno=%d %s)", dir, errno, strerror(errno));
+             WALK_RESULT = -1;
+@@ -767,7 +779,7 @@ void mfu_flist_stat(
+         /* check whether we should skip this item */
+         if (skip_fn != NULL && skip_fn(name, skip_args)) {
+             /* skip this file, don't include it in new list */
+-            MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_INFO, "skip %s");
++            MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_INFO, "skip %s", name);
+             continue;
+         }
+ 
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__io.c b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__io.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b4616a833483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__io.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_io.c.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_io.c
+@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
+ #include "mfu.h"
+ #include "mfu_errors.h"
+ 
++/* FreeBSD does not provide lstat64, only lstat.  Map it accordingly. */
++#ifdef __FreeBSD__
++#undef lstat64
++#define lstat64(path, buf) lstat((path), (struct stat *)(buf))
++#endif
++
+ #define MFU_IO_TRIES  (5)
+ #define MFU_IO_USLEEP (100)
+ 
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__io.h b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__io.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e66be9c943f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__io.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_io.h.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_io.h
+@@ -42,12 +42,15 @@ extern "C" {
+ 
+ #include "mfu_param_path.h"
+ 
++#ifdef __FreeBSD__
++#define stat64  stat
++#define lstat64 lstat
++#endif
++
+ /* Intent is to wrap all POSIX I/O routines used by mfu tools.  May
+  * abort on fatal conditions to avoid checking condition at every call.
+  * May also automatically retry on things like EINTR. */
+ 
+-/* TODO: fix this */
+-/* do this to avoid warning about undefined stat64 struct */
+ struct stat64;
+ 
+ /*****************************
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__param__path.c b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__param__path.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..21640f757a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__param__path.c
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_param_path.c.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_param_path.c
+@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
+ #define _GNU_SOURCE
+ 
++/* Ensure POSIX faccessat(2) AT_* constants are visible on FreeBSD */
++#ifndef _POSIX_C_SOURCE
++#define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809L
++#endif
++
++#include <sys/types.h>
++#include <sys/stat.h>
++#include <fcntl.h>
++#include <unistd.h>
++
++/* Fallbacks (in case headers hide these behind visibility macros) */
++#ifndef AT_FDCWD
++#define AT_FDCWD (-100)
++#endif
++#ifndef AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW
++#define AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW 0
++#endif
++
+ #include "mfu.h"
+ #include "mpi.h"
+ 
+@@ -8,6 +26,13 @@
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <stdarg.h>
+ #include <errno.h>
++
++#include <sys/types.h>
++#include <sys/stat.h>
++
++#ifndef S_ISLNK
++#define S_ISLNK(m) (((m) & S_IFMT) == S_IFLNK)
++#endif
+ 
+ #include <fcntl.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__util.c b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__util.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b3c5d8ffd900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__util.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_util.c.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_util.c
+@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+ /* to get nsec fields in stat structure */
+ #define _GNU_SOURCE
+ 
++#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
++#include <sys/types.h>
++#include <sys/param.h>
++#endif
++
+ #include "mfu.h"
+ #include "mpi.h"
+ #include "dtcmp.h"
+@@ -14,12 +19,21 @@
+ #include <errno.h>
+ #include <limits.h>
+ 
+-#include <sys/types.h>
+ #include <sys/stat.h>
++#include <fcntl.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ 
++#if defined(__linux__)
+ #include <sys/vfs.h>
++#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
++#include <sys/param.h>
++#include <sys/mount.h>
++#endif
+ 
++#ifndef S_ISLNK
++#define S_ISLNK(m) (((m) & S_IFMT) == S_IFLNK)
++#endif
++
+ #ifndef ULLONG_MAX
+ #define ULLONG_MAX (__LONG_LONG_MAX__ * 2UL + 1UL)
+ #endif
+@@ -939,7 +953,7 @@ int mfu_compare_contents(
+                 /* check for write error */
+                 if (bytes_written < 0) {
+                     MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_ERR, "Failed to write `%s' at offset %llx (errno=%d %s)", 
+-                        dst_name, (unsigned long long)off + n, strerror(errno));
++                        dst_name, (unsigned long long)off + n, errno, strerror(errno));
+                     rc = -1;
+                     break;
+                 }
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__util.h b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__util.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2b2c06a1ed6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_common_mfu__util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_util.h.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/common/mfu_util.h
+@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ extern "C" {
+ #ifndef MFU_UTIL_H
+ #define MFU_UTIL_H
+ 
++#ifndef O_NOATIME
++#define O_NOATIME 0
++#endif
++
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <stdarg.h>
+ #include <stdint.h>
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dbcast_dbcast.c b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dbcast_dbcast.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6f83c35419e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dbcast_dbcast.c
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/dbcast/dbcast.c.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/dbcast/dbcast.c
+@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <getopt.h>
+ 
++#ifdef __linux__
+ #include <sys/vfs.h>
++#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
++#include <sys/param.h>
++#include <sys/mount.h>
++#endif
+ 
+ // mmap and friends for shared memory
+ #include <sys/mman.h>
+@@ -32,6 +37,14 @@
+  * and send data to each other.  The writer flow controls these worker
+  * processes with messages. */
+ 
++#ifndef HOST_NAME_MAX
++#  ifdef MAXHOSTNAMELEN
++#    define HOST_NAME_MAX MAXHOSTNAMELEN
++#  else
++#    define HOST_NAME_MAX 256
++#  endif
++#endif
++
+ #define GCS_SUCCESS (0)
+ 
+ static int gcs_shm_file_key = MPI_KEYVAL_INVALID;
+@@ -803,7 +816,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
+             /* check whether we have space to write the file */
+             if (file_size > free_size) {
+                 /* not enough space for file */
+-                MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_ERR, "Insufficient space for file `%s` filesize=%llu free=%llu", out_file_path, file_size, free_size);
++                MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_ERR, "Insufficient space for file `%s` filesize=%llu free=%llu", out_file_path, (unsigned long long)file_size, (unsigned long long)free_size);
+                 write_error = 1;
+             }
+         }
+@@ -1118,14 +1131,14 @@ if (node_rank == 0) {
+          * a file by the same name but of different size than a previous copy */
+         errno = 0;
+         if (mfu_truncate(out_file_path, (off_t) file_size) != 0) {
+-            MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_ERR, "Failed to truncate file `%s`", out_file_path, strerror(errno));
++            MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_ERR, "Failed to truncate file `%s`: %s", out_file_path, strerror(errno));
+             write_error = 1;
+         }
+ 
+         /* have every writer update file mode */
+         errno = 0;
+         if (mfu_chmod(out_file_path, (mode_t) mode) != 0) {
+-            MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_ERR, "Failed to chmod file `%s`", out_file_path, strerror(errno));
++            MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_ERR, "Failed to chmod file `%s`: %s", out_file_path, strerror(errno));
+             write_error = 1;
+         }
+ 
+@@ -1133,14 +1146,14 @@ if (node_rank == 0) {
+         if (write_error) {
+             errno = 0;
+             if (mfu_unlink(out_file_path) != 0) {
+-                MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_ERR, "Failed to unlink file `%s`", out_file_path, strerror(errno));
++                MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_ERR, "Failed to unlink file `%s`: %s", out_file_path, strerror(errno));
+             }
+         }
+     } else {
+         /* readers close input file */
+         errno = 0;
+         if (mfu_close(in_file_path, in_file) != 0) {
+-            MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_ERR, "Failed to close file `%s`", in_file_path, strerror(errno));
++            MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_ERR, "Failed to close file `%s`: %s", in_file_path, strerror(errno));
+         }
+     }
+ 
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dbz2_dbz2.c b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dbz2_dbz2.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f1683d6e0d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dbz2_dbz2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/dbz2/dbz2.c.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/dbz2/dbz2.c
+@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
++#if defined(__linux__)
+ #include <sys/sysinfo.h>
++#endif
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <sys/time.h>
+ #include <sys/resource.h>
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dcmp_dcmp.c b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dcmp_dcmp.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a173f92c5b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dcmp_dcmp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/dcmp/dcmp.c.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/dcmp/dcmp.c
+@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <mpi.h>
+ #include <libcircle.h>
++#ifdef __linux__
+ #include <linux/limits.h>
++#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
++#include <limits.h>
++#include <sys/param.h>
++#endif
+ #include <libgen.h>
+ #include <errno.h>
+ #include <dtcmp.h>
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dcp1_cleanup.c b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dcp1_cleanup.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c477df8d054e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dcp1_cleanup.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/dcp1/cleanup.c.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/dcp1/cleanup.c
+@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ static void DCOPY_truncate_file(DCOPY_operation_t* op,
+      * Try the recursive file before file-to-file. The cast below requires us
+      * to have a maximum file_size of 2^63, not 2^64.
+      */
+-    if(truncate64(dest_path_recursive, op->file_size) < 0) {
+-        if(truncate64(dest_path_file_to_file, op->file_size) < 0) {
++    if(mfu_truncate(dest_path_recursive, op->file_size) < 0) {
++        if(mfu_truncate(dest_path_file_to_file, op->file_size) < 0) {
+             MFU_LOG(MFU_LOG_ERR, "Failed to truncate destination file: %s (errno=%d %s)",
+                 dest_path_recursive, errno, strerror(errno));
+ 
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dcp1_common.h b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dcp1_common.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..abef2e0d1bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dcp1_common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/dcp1/common.h.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/dcp1/common.h
+@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ #include <utime.h>
+ 
+-#if DCOPY_USE_XATTRS
++#if defined(__linux__) && DCOPY_USE_XATTRS
+ #include <sys/xattr.h>
+ /*
+  * Newer versions of attr deprecated attr/xattr.h which defines ENOATTR as a
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dsync_dsync.c b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dsync_dsync.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..95448ee51f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/files/patch-mpifileutils_src_dsync_dsync.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- mpifileutils/src/dsync/dsync.c.orig	2025-02-19 22:20:52 UTC
++++ mpifileutils/src/dsync/dsync.c
+@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <mpi.h>
+ #include <libcircle.h>
+-#include <linux/limits.h>
++#include <limits.h>
+ #include <libgen.h>
+ #include <errno.h>
+ #include <dtcmp.h>
+@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
+ #define _XOPEN_SOURCE 600
+ #include <fcntl.h>
+ #include <string.h>
++
++#ifndef PATH_MAX
++#define PATH_MAX 4096
++#endif
+ 
+ /* for bool type, true/false macros */
+ #include <stdbool.h>
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/pkg-descr b/sysutils/mpifileutils/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5c848562a0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+mpiFileUtils provides a library (libmfu) and a suite of MPI-parallel file
+utilities such as dcp (parallel copy), dcmp (compare), ddup (duplicate finder),
+dfind, dtar/dbz2, dchmod, and more. Designed for high scalability on large
+filesystems.
diff --git a/sysutils/mpifileutils/pkg-plist b/sysutils/mpifileutils/pkg-plist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e1f40d5fdf31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/mpifileutils/pkg-plist
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+bin/dbcast
+bin/dbz2
+bin/dchmod
+bin/dcmp
+bin/dcp
+bin/dcp1
+bin/ddup
+bin/dfilemaker
+bin/dfind
+bin/dreln
+bin/drm
+bin/dstripe
+bin/dsync
+bin/dtar
+bin/dwalk
+include/mfu.h
+include/mfu_bz2.h
+include/mfu_errors.h
+include/mfu_flist.h
+include/mfu_flist_internal.h
+include/mfu_io.h
+include/mfu_param_path.h
+include/mfu_path.h
+include/mfu_pred.h
+include/mfu_progress.h
+include/mfu_util.h
+lib/libmfu.a
+lib/libmfu.so
+lib/libmfu.so.4.0.0
+share/man/man1/dbcast.1.gz
+share/man/man1/dbz2.1.gz
+share/man/man1/dchmod.1.gz
+share/man/man1/dcmp.1.gz
+share/man/man1/dcp.1.gz
+share/man/man1/ddup.1.gz
+share/man/man1/dfilemaker.1.gz
+share/man/man1/dfind.1.gz
+share/man/man1/dreln.1.gz
+share/man/man1/drm.1.gz
+share/man/man1/dstripe.1.gz
+share/man/man1/dsync.1.gz
+share/man/man1/dtar.1.gz
+share/man/man1/dwalk.1.gz