Yeah, I've got the PORTDIR_OVERLAY working for an app that doesn't appear in the "regular" tree. Next project is to get one working to override one that does (ie gaim, which is a few revisions behind).
Thanks for the help! [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > You're welcome. You can use the PORTDIR_OVERLAY for ebuilds you modify > or do yourself, too. > > Have fun. > >> >> From: "Roy Kidder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2004/01/12 Mon AM 08:02:09 EST >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: Re: [gentoo-user] ebuild file help >> >> 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 >> > >> >> >> -- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >> >> > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
