Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Steven Mertens <mertens.steven@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: Re: [gentoo-user] Contributing to Portage
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:25:36
Message-Id: 929fc88a0510061319t39b9e9b7p5aee40bed06869a3@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: Re: [gentoo-user] Contributing to Portage by brettholcomb@bellsouth.net
1 http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&chap=1
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3 On 10/6/05, brettholcomb@×××××××××.net <brettholcomb@×××××××××.net> wrote:
4 >
5 > That's good to know. It's been a while since I looked but there used to be
6 > some docs on how to actually do an ebuild and what things in it meant.
7 >
8 > >
9 > > From: John Lange <john.lange@×××××××.ca>
10 > > Date: 2005/10/06 Thu PM 01:11:21 EDT
11 > > To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
12 > > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Contributing to Portage
13 > >
14 > > The Gentoo documentation on ebuilds is "after-the-fact".
15 > >
16 > > "Contributing Ebuilds: This guide explains how to submit ebuild packages
17 > > through the Bugzilla tracking system."
18 > >
19 > > I did finally find it. Its apparently not in the gentoo documentation
20 > > but there is a Wiki.
21 > >
22 > > Once I figured out the appropriate search term is "ebuild" I was able to
23 > > turn up some decent google results.
24 > >
25 > > For the sake of anyone else looking:
26 > >
27 > > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Create_an_Updated_Ebuild
28 > >
29 > > Thanks,
30 > > --
31 > > John Lange
32 > >
33 > >
34 > > On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 13:00 -0400, brettholcomb@×××××××××.net wrote:
35 > > > Check out the doc pages on Gentoo about creating ebuilds. You can use
36 > existing ones as models.
37 > > >
38 > > > >
39 > > > > From: John Lange <john.lange@×××××××.ca>
40 > > > > Date: 2005/10/06 Thu AM 11:15:32 EDT
41 > > > > To: Gentoo User <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
42 > > > > Subject: [gentoo-user] Contributing to Portage
43 > > > >
44 > > > >
45 > > > > I frequently need things installed from portage but the most recent
46 > > > > version is not available. (digikam is a recent example).
47 > > > >
48 > > > > I'd be happy to grab the most recent stable source and make it work
49 > in
50 > > > > Gentoo Portage and contribute it...
51 > > > >
52 > > > > Is there a How-To for this?
53 > > > >
54 > > > > My apologies, I know this must be someplace but for the life of me I
55 > > > > can't find it.
56 > > > >
57 > > > > --
58 > > > > John Lange
59 > > > >
60 > > > >
61 > > > > --
62 > > > > gentoo-user@g.o mailing list
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