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First, read the Gentoo Linux Developers HOWTO: |
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http://www.gentoo.org/doc/gentoo-howto.html |
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This document is a little out of date and there are couple of things to |
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be aware of. One, the "A" variable is no longer used. Instead, you |
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should replace the "${A}" in the "SRC_URI" variable with "${P}.tar.gz" |
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(assuming that the package you are installing has the ".tar.gz" |
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extension). Two, "try" is no longer used. Instead, use something like |
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"./configure || die" or "emake || die". This will all make a little more |
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sense once you've read the Gentoo Linux Developers HOWTO. |
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You might also want to check the devloper's mailing list archives for |
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December and January for more info. Also, I highly recommend using the |
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skeleton ebuild file (which has a lot of comments) located in |
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"/usr/portage/skel.build". This should help you get started. |
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For me, it was very helpful to look at some existing ebuilds to get a |
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better idea of how things are done. Playing with the "ebuild" command |
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(see "man ebuild") will also give you a better idea of the steps |
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involved in the merging process. |
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Regards, |
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Zach |
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Clay Mitchell wrote: |
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> Good idea. Where can I get some info on how to do this? |
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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: gentoo-dev-admin@g.o [mailto:gentoo-dev-admin@g.o] |
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> On Behalf Of Gila |
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 10:39 AM |
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> To: gentoo-dev@g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] WindowMaker 0.8? |
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> make a ebuild your self and share it with us! :) |
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> On Wednesday 16 January 2002 15:39, you wrote: |
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>>Any plans to put together a 0.8.0 ebuild of this? Or should I just |
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>>install it on my own? |
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>>Thanks |
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>>-Clay |
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