On Wednesday 06 August 2003 10:18, Henti Smith wrote: > On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 09:22:32 +0200 > > Renat Golubchyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > [...] > this is a bit of overkill don't you think > [...]
Well, it is an overkill! But it was the first thing that came into my mind. Thanks. Cheers, Renat -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
