[gentoo-user] Re: [SOLVED] Automatically copy a file to a different location after package install/update

[James]

Neil Bothwick <neil <at> digimed.co.uk> writes:


> You can define functions as for ebuilds to have them executed in here.
> For example, for one package that I wanted to apply a patch
> from /etc/portage/patches, but didn't call epatch_user from its ebuild,
> I put this in /etc/portage/env/cat/pkg

I'm most interested in what you guys are discussing, so thanks...
Maybe the result of this thread belongs either in the devManual
or some example linked to the devManual?

> post_src_unpack() {
>     cd "${S}"
>     epatch_user
> }


Didn't I read somewhere that 'epatch' is changing in EAPI 6 or 7?

That may affect your solution?

Maybe a better solution is to put this function/feature into
one of the eclasses?

(note, I'm no expert here so ..... a dev or 2 might want to chime
in or verify? )

curiously,
James