[gentoo-user] Re: Update a portage package
Henrique Lengler henriqueleng at openmailbox.org writes: Hi, There is a package on portage that have a bug, the package is officially hosted on github, so the software author fixed the bug and committed to git without mark as a new version of the software. How can I make gentoo include this software with this bugfix? What alan has said is correct. But, there are several other paths. The best one is go to bugs.gentoo.org and file a bug report. Ask for a version bump and include as much as you can of the relevant details. Now, rather than ask how is the maintainer because often the answer to that question will not lead to any action, go to the files of that package and seen who has worked on the code, via the ChangeLog file for that code. Less /usr/portage/media-libs/glyr/ChangeLog/usr/portage/media-libs/gly To start your journey. On a version bump it's not hard to copy and edit the ebuild and file that modified ebuid with your version bump request vi /usr/portage/media-libs/glyr/glyr-1.0.5.ebuild Many of the ebuilds I edit, I then install in my /usr/local/protage/ dir for experimentation, quick install etc etc. Others on this group can advise you on this path to peack, jouy and harmony, as you watch Gentoo converge on the things most important to you. If I can hack ebuilds, *ANYONE* can hack ebuilds. Just ask my following of fans on this list! (ha ha ha ha ha ha ah ha!). Gentoo herds are deprecated, if you believe what you read on gentoo-dev. Maybe what we need is a growing and healthy community of musicians here on Gentoo (i vote YES). hth, James
[gentoo-user] Re: Update a portage package
James wireless at tampabay.rr.com writes: ChangeLog file for that code. less /usr/portage/media-libs/glyr/ChangeLog To start your journey. On a version bump it's not hard to copy and edit the ebuild and file that modified ebuid with your version bump request cp /usr/portage/media-libs/glyr/glyr-1.0.5.ebuild /usr//local/portage/media-libs/glyr/glyr-1.0.5.ebuild vi /usr/local/portage/media-libs/glyr/glyr-1.0.5.ebuild ( a few more ordinary admin steps are required) Many of the ebuilds I edit, I then install in my /usr/local/protage/ dir for experimentation, quick install etc etc. Others on this group can advise you on this path to peace, joy and harmony as you watch Gentoo converge on the things most important to you. I correct a few things. Sorry, I was half asleep and should have used better form Not fully formed ideas, but hopefully you get the gist of the suggestions. James
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Update a portage package
I getting confused about what can be done. As I see the portage download the source of a released version, and then install it. But the patch isn't in a version. I think that make portage download the latest code also isn't a good idea so i don't know what changes in the ebuild can be done to make this work without the need of a version released by the author -- Henrique Lengler https://gitorious.org/~henriqueleng Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. Wanna talk with me? Ask me for my TOX ID.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Update a portage package
On Sun, 14 Sep 2014 16:18:58 -0300, Henrique Lengler wrote: As I see the portage download the source of a released version, and then install it. But the patch isn't in a version. So you want to apply a patch to the version already on portage? I think that make portage download the latest code also isn't a good idea so i don't know what changes in the ebuild can be done to make this work without the need of a version released by the author You have two options. If the ebuild supports it, put the patch file in /etc/portage/vat/pkg-version/ and re-emerge it. Many ebuild will pick up user patches like this. Alternatively, run ebuild prepare /path/to/ebuild to unpack the source and apply any existing patches. It will tell you where it unpacked the code, go there and apply your patch, then run ebuild merge /path/to/ebuild to compile and install it. -- Neil Bothwick I have seen things you lusers would not believe. I've seen Sun monitors on fire off the side of the multimedia lab. I've seen NTU lights glitter in the dark near the Mail Gate. All these things will be lost in time, like the root partition last week. Time to die. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Update a portage package
On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 09:02:36PM +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: You have two options. If the ebuild supports it, put the patch file in /etc/portage/vat/pkg-version/ and re-emerge it. Many ebuild will pick up user patches like this. Alternatively, run ebuild prepare /path/to/ebuild to unpack the source and apply any existing patches. It will tell you where it unpacked the code, go there and apply your patch, then run ebuild merge /path/to/ebuild to compile and install it. -- Neil Bothwick Ok but this patch should be available to others users by default because it's needed to the correct work of the software. So what I wanna do is include this code in the source that you get by emerge install. -- Henrique Lengler https://gitorious.org/~henriqueleng Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. Wanna talk with me? Ask me for my TOX ID.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Update a portage package
On 14/09/2014 18:20, James wrote: dir for experimentation, quick install etc etc. Others on this group can advise you on this path to peack, jouy and harmony, as you watch Gentoo converge on the things most important to you. If I can hack ebuilds, *ANYONE* can hack ebuilds. Just ask my following of fans on this list! (ha ha ha ha ha ha ah ha!). You are a C man. Working with bash must be excruciatingly painful :-) -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Update a portage package
On Sun, 14 Sep 2014 18:00:04 -0300, Henrique Lengler wrote: You have two options. If the ebuild supports it, put the patch file in /etc/portage/vat/pkg-version/ and re-emerge it. Many ebuild will pick up user patches like this. Ok but this patch should be available to others users by default because it's needed to the correct work of the software. So what I wanna do is include this code in the source that you get by emerge install. In that case, it should be included with the ebuild, you need to file a request to add the patch on bugs.gentoo.org. -- Neil Bothwick WinErr 01C: Uncertainty error - Uncertainty may be inadequate. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
