Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How do I customize x11-terms/xterm?
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2018 08:52:17
Message-Id: 20180109085201.62cf268c@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] How do I customize x11-terms/xterm? by Grant Taylor
1 On Mon, 8 Jan 2018 22:57:30 -0700, Grant Taylor wrote:
2
3 > I have been playing with a customized version of Xterm outside of
4 > portage and I'd like to migrate my customizations to the copy of Xterm
5 > that is emerged as part of the system.
6 >
7 > So far my customizations consist of a modified ./configure command to
8 > enable options that I want.
9
10 You can usually add extra configure items by creating, in your
11 case /etc/portage/env/x11-terms/xterm containing
12
13 > How do I replicate that via portage?
14
15 EXTRA_ECONF="--enable-blah..."
16
17 > What would I need to do if I wanted to patch a source file?
18
19 Putting the patch in /etc/portage/patches/x11-xterms/xterm should do it.
20
21 Both of these features are on by default in EAPI6, the xterm ebuild uses
22 EAPI5 so try it and see.
23
24
25 --
26 Neil Bothwick
27
28
29
30 Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] How do I customize x11-terms/xterm? Grant Taylor <gtaylor@××××××××××××××.net>
Re: [gentoo-user] How do I customize x11-terms/xterm? Grant Taylor <gtaylor@××××××××××××××.net>