Got it. Thanks for the help! [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > You only need the structure for you package. > > /usr/local/portage/categoy/appname > > where category is a category such as net-fs and appname is a directory > with the name of the app. For xine it would be > > /usr/local/portage/media-libs/xine > > In the appname directory put the ebuild. Then create a files directory > in appname and run ebuild packagename digest. > > >> >> From: "Roy Kidder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2004/01/11 Sun PM 11:05:17 EST >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ebuild file help >> >> I uncommented the PORTDIR_OVERLAY variable in /etc/make.conf, leaving >> it >> at the default /usr/local/portage, which I created. I'm not sure what >> part of the directory structure from /usr/portage I should duplicate in >> /usr/local/portage however. /usr/portage is ~1.5G in size. I'm also >> not >> sure how to create a digest for the .ebuild file. >> >> Thanks, >> Roy >> >> >> >> Brett I. Holcomb said: >> > Check out the ebuild docs at Gentoo's web site to get some >> information >> > about ebuilds. >> > >> > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >> >> >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >> > >> >> >> -- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >> >> > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >
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