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From: Christopher Burgess <chris@××××××××××××××.uk>
To: Gentoo developer list <gentoo-dev@g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Portage question
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 15:25:05
Message-Id: 001001c12dac$2cae4d90$0100a8c0@chrislaptop
1 > You can do this by:
2
3 > ebuild package.ebuild unpack
4 > apply your changes
5 > ebuild package.ebuild qmerge
6
7 Thanks, I'll try that - btw (so I can learn more about the portage system)
8 a) what's the difference/function of emerge and ebuild, and b) why "qmerge"
9 in the above command, what does that stand for/mean?
10
11 > If this is a patch that others would have need of (and it doesn't break
12 > anything for folks with other graphic cards) we should consider adding
13 > it by default.
14
15 Well I'm trying to find more about patch, though it doesn't seem official,
16 and there isn't much comment on it. See:
17 http://www.xfree86.org/archives/xfree86/2001-Jul/0017.shtml
18 I will post here when I have found out if it works for me.
19
20 Regards,
21
22 Chris Burgess

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Portage question Mikael Hallendal <hallski@g.o>