On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:52:31 +0700 (ICT) Olivier Nicole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > > > > How can I incorporate my patch into the portupgrade system, so > > > that an upgrade of Xpdf will apply my patch? If I download the > > > bzip file, apply the patch, re-bzip the sources, and then try to > > > force an upgrade, the checksum fails (as expected). > > > > > > How does one do thes properly? > > > > It's actually much easier than in Linux, since the ports system > > already has to do this. Each port has a files directory into which > > you can put patches, which will get applied automatically each time > > you build. See the porter's handbook for details: > > But wouldn't that personnal patch file be erased by next cvsup of the > ports? > c[v]sup only deletes files that have been deleted under cvs - other files are left alone. The only risk is in choosing a patch filename that previously been used by the port maintainer, but that's easy to avoid. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
