Getting a bit off-topic here, but if it regularly needs patching take a look at the example patch given with nvidia-beta-all (PKGBUILD includes logic to include arbitrary patches if the names match from the srcdir).
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 9:24 PM, Cian Mc Govern <c...@cianmcgovern.com> wrote: > Didn't know it existed :) I've adapted the nvidia-all package: > https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=32908 and updated it for > 304.60. I used your PKGBUILD from the nvidia-beta-all package but > changed it slightly so that it doesn't build the module for the > linux-mainline kernel. I'm currently maintaining the nvidia-mainline > package and I think it's better to keep them seperate as the > nvidia-mainline package regularly needs patching to compile against > the mainline kernel. > > On 25 October 2012 01:38, Oon-Ee Ng <ngoonee.t...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Shameless plug - why not just use nvidia-all (or nvidia-beta-all if >> that floats your boat). nvidea-X packages, where X is some custom >> kernel, tend to have very low usage since usage of X kernel to begin >> with is pretty low, and nvidia-X usage must be a subset of that. >> >> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 5:03 AM, Cian Mc Govern <c...@cianmcgovern.com> >> wrote: >>> No, I'll send the maintainer an email now. I didn't think there would >>> be any need seeing as it hasn't been updated in over a year. >>> >>> On 24 October 2012 22:00, Alexandre Ferrando <alfer...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On 24 October 2012 22:47, Cian Mc Govern <c...@cianmcgovern.com> wrote: >>>>> The nvidia-ice package: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=15441 >>>>> hasn't >>>>> been updated in over a year. Can the powers at be transfer the maintenance >>>>> of the package over to me? My username is cian1500ww. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> Have you contacted the maintainer over e-mail and waited two weeks for >>>> response? If yes, ask for orphaning the package. If not, contact him. >>>> >>>> Trusted Users can't just transfer maintenance of one package from one >>>> person to another. > > > > -- > Cian Mc Govern > Killaneen > Ballinamore > Co. Leitrim > Ireland > http://www.cianmcgovern.com > > My GPG Public Key: http://www.cianmcgovern.com/gpg-public-key/