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Randy Barlow ha scritto: |
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> 7v5w7go9ub0o wrote: |
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>> OTOH, the good news is that a newbie like me can install an outdated |
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>> package (e.g. Vidalia); resolve dependencies; uninstall the portage |
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>> version; download and compile the current version from the developer. |
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> If you know how to do those things, learning how to make the ebuild that |
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> does it isn't that much more to do. Then, instead of just filing the |
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> bug report, you can submit an ebuild as a suggested fix with it and help |
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> out. Linux works best when the users take part in it! |
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> P.S. A good place to start in writing an e-build for a new version of a |
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> package is to use the ebuild for the old version ;) |
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Can someone link a good tutorial for writing ebuilds? |
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I know, there is the official Gentoo documentation, but last time I |
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checked, I found it pretty technical and, even if holy bible as a |
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reference, doesn't seem friendly for people who want to start hacking |
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ebuilds. |
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m. |
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