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Date:      Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:43:17 -0400
From:      Alejandro Imass <ait@p2ee.org>
To:        Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Elegant way to hack port source
Message-ID:  <a14066a01003191043s6daf8b9bu74089bc826b5f118@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20100319170159.GB71392@slackbox.erewhon.net>
References:  <a14066a01003190935t4bbef41esc44c60a5b00e6144@mail.gmail.com> <20100319170159.GB71392@slackbox.erewhon.net>

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On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 12:35:30PM -0400, Alejandro Imass wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I need to modify a file from a port before building. Specifically, the
[...]
>
> Add the patch to the files/ directory of the port. The patch should be
> relative to the main source directory of the port, e.g. work/foo-x.y for =
the
> foo port. Use a name for the patch that doesn't exist yet.
>
> After creating the patch, use chflags to set the uschg and uunlnk flags f=
or
> your patch. This way, if the port is updated, your patch cannot be
> removed. But you might need to update it.
>

Thanks! Worked like a charm!!!
Nevertheless, now there is another bug :-(

Cheers!
Alejandro Imass


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