Re: [gentoo-dev] [FEATURE-REQUEST][PORTAGE] Apply custom patches

[Norberto BENSA]

nbensa@venkman ~ $ date ; echo ${rob holland}
Tuesday 08 July 2003 02:40 pm

> --On Tuesday, July 08, 2003 10:29:53 -0700 "C. Brewer"
>
> <cbrewer@×××××××××××××.net> wrote:
> > For that kind of effort, it would be far easier to edit the ebuild
> > directly. I think you'd be surprised that on a ~x86 box the number of
> > patches that need to be added, or better yet, taken out as they are not
> > needed or break the package under certain circumstances, not to mention
> > the amount of patches that are included with some ebuilds as a sweeping
> > general purpose one-size fits all patching.
>
> How would MY_PATCHES allow you to not apply a patch?
>
> MY_PATCHES="-notthisone.patch"?
>

I'm not sure I understand your statement. What are you trying to say?

MY_PATCHES is a variable and IF is NOT defined, then there're no patches to 
apply. What's the problem?

Norberto