I activate the PORTDIR_OVERLAY variable in /etc/make.conf, create the directory (default is /usr/local/portage) and create a directory structure just like /usr/portage has for the program I want to install. Put the ebuild in there, create a digest for it and emerge it. Use emerge -p to see what problems you might run into and what it might need to install as dependencies before you install it. I also like to look over the ebuild to see what's in it.
Roy Kidder wrote:
I'm new to Gentoo (been using Linux for about 8 years) and I'm trying to find my way around the ebuild/portage/emerge school of thought.
I recently found a piece of software where the author supplies a .ebuild file.
How can I install the software as a package using this .ebuild file?
Thanks in advance, Roy
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