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From: Ned Ludd <solar@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] framework for local auto patching
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 15:06:04
Message-Id: 1114354939.27596.47.camel@localhost
1 The dev-portage@ guys will probably hate me for telling the rest of you
2 this kinda framework is even remotely possible but I'm sure they will
3 get over it.. (hi ferringb)
4
5 If your like me and have a rather large customized overlay to apply misc
6 patches to misc packages that really don't change much at the source
7 level and your getting sick of the repetitive task of having to hawk
8 your overlay and make sure that it's ebuilds are kept up to date by
9 being >= than what $PORTDIR provides this might be just thing you
10 always needed.
11
12 http://dev.gentoo.org/~solar/portage_misc/bashrc.autopatch
13
14 Then simply do something like this.
15 cvs diff
16 > /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/local/patches/sys-apps/sandbox/sandbox-1.2.1-sfperms.patch
17
18 emerge sandbox
19
20 # where /var/cvs/gentoo-x86/local/patches is equiv to your desired auto
21 PATCH_OVERLAY
22
23 have fun.
24
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26 Ned Ludd <solar@g.o>
27
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Re: [gentoo-dev] framework for local auto patching Georgi Georgiev <chutz@×××.net>