ebuild has some commands to allow unpacking the source, then compiling and 
installing it.  Check the Gentoo developer docs on the ebuild system.


> Hi,
>    I have a patch to an Alsa driver that I need to test. How do I apply
> the patch to Alsa when all I know how to do is an emerge fromt he
> command line?
>
>    Is there a way (using emerge) to download Alsa, but not build it,
> apply the patch, and then finish building it?
>
> Thanks much!
>
> Mark

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