Re: [gentoo-dev] framework for local auto patching

[Georgi Georgiev]

maillog: 24/04/2005-11:02:19(-0400): Ned Ludd types
> The dev-portage@ guys will probably hate me for telling the rest of you
> this kinda framework is even remotely possible but I'm sure they will
> get over it.. (hi ferringb)
>
> If your like me and have a rather large customized overlay to apply misc
> patches to misc packages that really don't change much at the source
> level and your getting sick of the repetitive task of having to hawk
> your overlay and make sure that it's ebuilds are kept up to date by
> being >= than what $PORTDIR provides this might be just thing you
> always needed.
>
> http://dev.gentoo.org/~solar/portage_misc/bashrc.autopatch
>
> Then simply do something like this.
> cvs diff
> > /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/local/patches/sys-apps/sandbox/sandbox-1.2.1-sfperms.patch
>
> emerge sandbox
>
> # where /var/cvs/gentoo-x86/local/patches is equiv to your desired auto
> PATCH_OVERLAY
>
> have fun.

You may also want to check bug #67072 [1], where I suggested some
indication for when you are about to install something from the original
portage tree, but you also have a version of the package in your
overlay.

[1] http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67072#c1

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