Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:56:12 -0700 From: Jason <jhelfman@e-e.com> To: Alejandro Imass <ait@p2ee.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Elegant way to hack port source Message-ID: <20100319165607.GH45355@eggman.experts-exchange.com> In-Reply-To: <a14066a01003190935t4bbef41esc44c60a5b00e6144@mail.gmail.com> References: <a14066a01003190935t4bbef41esc44c60a5b00e6144@mail.gmail.com>
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You can do it this way in the ports system: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/porters-handbook/slow-patch.html I handle all my patching for ports this way. -jgh On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 12:35:30PM -0400, Alejandro Imass thus spake: >Hi, > >I need to modify a file from a port before building. Specifically, the >sane-backends pnm.c driver has a bug and the folks at the original >project has not fixed for a while. I need to modify pnm.c in the work >directory before compiling. What is an elegant way of doing this? If I >make and then modify, the main make file does not see the change made >in the file and will not recompile. And since there is no actual >makefile in the work subdirectory I can't compile there either! > >There must be a FreeBSD way of dealing with modifying a port source >before compiling. Please advise. > >Thanks in advance, >Alejandro Imass >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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