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Subject: Re: How do I add a local patch to a port?
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Shaun T. Erickson wrote:

> I have generated a patch that I want to apply to a port. I don't know 
> how to tell the port to use it though. Just putting it in the files 
> directory didn't seem to do the trick.
> 
> What else do I need to do to?

I looked at the porter's handbook, and it says that simply dropping the 
patch into the files directory should get it automatically applied, but 
it's not. The patch is named patch-aa and is relative to the WRKSRC 
directory.

Suggestions?

	-ste