On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Alejandro Imass <a...@p2ee.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I need to modify a file from a port before building. Specifically, the > sane-backends pnm.c driver has a bug and the folks at the original > project has not fixed for a while. I need to modify pnm.c in the work > directory before compiling. What is an elegant way of doing this? If I > make and then modify, the main make file does not see the change made > in the file and will not recompile. And since there is no actual > makefile in the work subdirectory I can't compile there either!
You could make a copy of graphics/sane-backends to graphics/sane-backends-devel, fix the source in the new port's directory and install it as a regular port. Check this out too http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/porters-handbook/ Best regards Alberto Mijares _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
