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From: justin <jlec@g.o>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] /etc/portage/patches/
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:43:11
Message-Id: 4E6E0C06.40805@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] /etc/portage/patches/ by Nikos Chantziaras
1 On 9/12/11 3:21 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
2 > Some packages can apply patches from /etc/portage/patches/, other don't.
3 > Why don't all packages do that? Is there a way to make all packages
4 > use /etc/portage/patches?
5 >
6 >
7
8 It a specific function which needs to be added to the ebuild by the
9 writer. To make all ebuilds respect user patches (where there are pros
10 and cons) the package manager must handle that function internally.
11
12 justin

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