Date: 04 Aug 2003 14:13:04 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-ports-local@be-well.no-ip.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to apply private patches to port? Message-ID: <44ispdxpe7.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20030804170956.GA76322@mail.it.ca> References: <3F2E1EAA.5030200@ant.uni-bremen.de> <20030804170956.GA76322@mail.it.ca>
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Paul Chvostek <paul+fbsd@it.ca> writes:
> On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 10:51:54AM +0200, Heinrich Rebehn wrote:
> >
> > Is there some documentation about how to add private patches/hacks to a
> > port?
> > Just add a patch-a{something} to the files directory?
>
> I'd recommend against local modification to the ports tree. Remember
> that if you add patches to the 'files' directory, they will magically
> disappear the next time you do a `make update` in /usr/ports.
Not if the port doesn't have any files by the same name...
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