> Suppose I want programs X and Y on my gentoo machine. I > notice that the > ebuild for program X is outdated, and there is no ebuild for > program Y. > > Is there some forum where I can request the update or creation of > ebuilds for these programs?
Sometimes you can ask the devs, and they do it. Sometimes they don't.. Not because they don't want to, but they are usually pretty busy already.. Best thing to do it create your own, and help out.. Most ebuilds are pretty easy... > Where can I learn about getting involved in the ebuild process? I am > not a programmer, but if there are a few well-documented > steps to create > an ebuild and put it in the portage tree, I would be > interested in learning. First one is detailed instructions on how to build on. Don't let all the info fool you. Its not that hard.. Second one is how to submit it. http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-howto.xml http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/ebuild-submit.xml The old X one, Most of the time you can just rename the ebuild, and maybe the source line(whatever line downloads the program), and it should get the latest version.. (that will help you better understand how ebuilds work to) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
