Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 12:19:32 -0800 From: Chris Piazza <cpiazza@jaxon.net> To: Ilia Chipitsine <ilia@cgilh.chel.su> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how to submit a port ? Message-ID: <20000109121932.A370@norn.ca.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001091849160.335-100000@jane.cgu.chel.su>; from ilia@cgilh.chel.su on Sun, Jan 09, 2000 at 06:50:15PM %2B0500 References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001091849160.335-100000@jane.cgu.chel.su>
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On Sun, Jan 09, 2000 at 06:50:15PM +0500, Ilia Chipitsine wrote:
> how can I modify an existing port (which is out of date) if maintainer
> doesn't do it ?
Basically here's what you do:
-cp -R portname portname.bak
-make all of the changes to modify the port in the portname directory
-test it
-when satisfied, diff -ruN portname.bak portname > file (check it to see
that it's right).
-Submit it to the ports team:
* run send-pr, fill in the subject, from, etc fields
* set confidential to no, synopsis to something like Update blah port to
x.y.z version category to ports.
* give a short description of the change in the Description field
* read the file into the Fix section (:w ~/file, or whatever).
* save it and it gets sent to us
One of the ports team members will then have a look at it when time allows.
Also check out http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/porting.html which
may have more information for you.
-Chris
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