Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Applying patches without needing overlays and modifying ebuilds
Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 17:30:23
Message-Id: 20090517183004.6a59c2dd@krikkit.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Applying patches without needing overlays and modifying ebuilds by Peter Alfredsen
1 On Sun, 17 May 2009 12:13:27 +0200, Peter Alfredsen wrote:
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3 > As you can see, there are post_ and pre_ phases for all phase functions
4 > which can be used to do fancy stuff like this.
5
6 Neat!
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8 > I prefer /etc/portage/bashrc for this, since these hacks are usually
9 > only needed for a short time, so having them all in one place for an
10 > easy overview helps to keep the cruft down.
11
12 Each to his own. I prefer a separate file for each program (or set of
13 programs), as it makes the function, and continued need, of each one
14 obvious. The same with /etc/portage/packages.{use,unmask,etc}.
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17 --
18 Neil Bothwick
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20 I've got a mind like a... a... what's that thing called?

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