Re: [gentoo-user] Howto patch ebuilds?

[Rumen Yotov]

Leonardo wrote:
> Thanks Rumen,
> that was it; now I have problems applying the patch, but I think
> I can figure it out.
>
> Thanks to Neil too.
>
> Ciao, Leo
>
> --- Rumen Yotov <rumen@××××××.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> If you don't have portage-overlay configured:
>> #mkdir /usr/local/portage
>> #echo "PORTDIR_OVERLAY=/usr/local/portage" >> /etc/make.conf
>> ...SKIP ABOVE... if PORTDIR_OVERLAY etc. already there
>> category=category package belongs to (e.g. sys-apps)
>> package=package-name (e.g. 'acl')
>> #mkdir /usr/local/portage/$category
>> #mkdir /usr/local/portage/$category/$package
>> #cp -arv /usr/portage/$category/$package/*
>> /usr/local/portage/$category/$package
>> copy "patch-name..." in
>> /usr/local/portage/$category/$package/files
>> Edit
>>
> /usr/local/portage/$category/$package/$package-version-rev.ebuild
>> adding in src_unpack() function:
>> epatch ${FILESDIR}/"patch-name..."
>> Save&exit
>> #ebuild
>>
> /usr/local/portage/$category/$package/$package-version-rev.ebuild
>> digest
>> #emerge $category/$package -av
>> Hope i didn't screwed something so check it again (some things
>> might be
>> made shorter though).
>> HTH.Rumen
>>
>
>
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Hi,
To trouble-shoot the patching process try the following:
1.Comment the "epatch ..." line in src_unpack();
#ebuild /usr/local/portage/$category/$package-version-rev.ebuild unpack
#cd /var/tmp/portage/$package-version-rev./work/$package-version-rev./
patch -pX[0|1|2] --dry-run -i /path/to/patch/file/file-patch
Watch for errors, if any.
If patching is successful run:
#ebuild /usr/local/portage/$category/$package-version-rev.ebuild compile
#ebuild /usr/local/portage/$category/$package-version-rev.ebuild install
#ebuild /usr/local/portage/$category/$package-version-rev.ebuild qmerge
#ebuild /usr/local/portage/$category/$package-version-rev.ebuild clean
Last one is optional (it just cleans the WORKDIR under /var/tmp/portage)
Replace "epatch ..." with patch...-optional(watch out for path issues).
PS: please don't top-post (preferred ML-policy).
HTH.Rumen