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On 9/29/05, Mike Myers <mike@××××.us> wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> I have a qmail server configured, for the most part similar to the docs on |
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> the gentoo site. I was wondering though if there was a way to archive all |
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> the email messages. I saw a tool to do that on the inter7 site, but it |
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> said it was a patch to allow archiving. i'm not too sure how to patch |
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> some code when it's in portage, and i don't really want to reinstall qmail |
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Create a portage overlay (for example, at /usr/local/portage) and copy |
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the existing mail-mta/qmail structure into it. Drop your patch in at |
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mail-mta/qmail/files then add a statement to patch it in within the |
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src_unpack() function of the ebuild: |
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epatch ${FILESDIR}/foo.patch |
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You'll see many such examples in the ebuild as it is. Alternatively |
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you could `ebuild unpack` the ebuild in the main portage tree, patch |
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the source in the working directory manually before concluding with an |
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`ebuild qmerge" statement (a less desirable approach in my view). For |
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further details this wiki entry may help: |
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http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Installing_3rd_Party_Ebuilds |
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With regards to the first approach you'll need to make sure that you |
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revise your customised ebuild if there are any future qmail revision |
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bumps otherwise your overlay copy will be superceded by the upgrade in |
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the mainline portage tree. |
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Another possibility is to file a bug referencing the patch, add the |
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keyword "Inclusion" and assign to robbat2@g.o asking for this |
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patch to be included. |
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Regards, |
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--Kerin |
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