Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 02:11:08 -0400 (EDT) From: Tim Vanderhoek <ac199@hwcn.org> To: Adam McDougall <mcdougall@ameritech.net> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: copying a file before patch and after extract Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980510020412.205C-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <35533D71.12E974AE@ameritech.net>
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On Fri, 8 May 1998, Adam McDougall wrote:
> Hello, I'm working on creating a port or a few of some chemistry/biology
> programs, and one im working on has Makefiles named as Makefile.(os
> here) and there isnt one for freebsd, but I found out how to patch the
> linux one to work. How can I have the port mechanism copy
> Makefile.linux_alt to Makefile so my patches will apply to Makefile?
There are any number of ways to answer your general question,
but to the specific one ...
pre-patch:
@${CP} ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.linux_alt ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
Don't forget to submit an appropriate Makefile.freebsd and
whatever other patches to the maintainer of the program.
I suggest, though, that a better way to solve the problem (from a
stylistic perspective), is to make your patches apply to
Makefile.linux_alt. Then add
MAKEFILE= Makefile.linux_alt
to your port's Makefile. I think I prefer this method; from a
stylistic perspective, it's definately better (patching files
that aren't even included in the main dist is bad form).
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