Morning!
On Wednesday 06 August 2003 06:24, downtime null wrote:
> is it possible to download an ebuild package, patch the source, then
> build the package?
I don't know whether there is an automated solution, but the best I can come
up with is the following:
1. Fetch the files:
emerge -f <package>
2. Set $PORTDIR_OVERLAY in /etc/make.conf (place for local ebuilds that will
not be overwritten by emergy sync)
3. Copy the Ebuild in question and the patch to a place under $PORTDIR_OVERLAY
4. Change the ebuild (add the "epatch" statement, check some ebuild for an
example)
5. emerge
Step 1 is optional, I think. Also, check the portage docs - I have never done
anything with $PORTDIR_OVERLAY, so I don't know what directory will be first
searched for an ebuild if it is in both $PORTDIR_OVERLAY and /usr/portage.
Possibly you have to give it a unique name.
Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Renat
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