The pgf port installs a latex package that would otherwise be in texlive-pictures. It's been a separate port mostly for historical reasons -- it predates our texlive ports.
This port used to be maintained. It's a nomaintainer port now, but people have still been keeping it up to date. I'd just as soon add pgf back into texlive-pictures in the next update, and replace the port so we have one less thing to maintain. Anyone feel strongly one way or the other? Dan -- Dan R. K. Ports https://drkp.net/