Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2020 00:00:44 -0700 From: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> To: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> Cc: Brandon helsley <brandon.helsley@hotmail.com>, freebsd-ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Porting Practice Message-ID: <CAN6yY1saqHYqKtDf_1yHpizFk=fmJTCzyh2L1cn=e1o3qeTPmg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJuc1zOfdad=R=L2GjPj8Z14oWCgGxxx_jo-kBP8Vb4ZvYs97A@mail.gmail.com> References: <CY4PR19MB0104E2513B1A1B57CE4CFB22F9680@CY4PR19MB0104.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <CY4PR19MB01044CD89DA8628B053B9947F9680@CY4PR19MB0104.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <CAJuc1zOfdad=R=L2GjPj8Z14oWCgGxxx_jo-kBP8Vb4ZvYs97A@mail.gmail.com>
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Please be aware that this port is maintained by x11@freebsd.org and anyone who is subscribed to the x11 mailing list will get the portscout messaged. This does not mean it is intended that aloof those who subscribe to x11 are responsible for making repaired. If you have not done so, check bugzilla for any existing PR and, if there is one, check it in case it is already being worked. If not, attach your patch to that PR with a description of the fix. If there is no PR, you should open a ticket in the bugzilla with a subject "[patch] x11/nvidea-settings Fix compilation errors". Attach the patch and select "Maintainer approval requested". Include a description of the problem and how you patch fixes it. The leader of the x11 project Nicklas Zeising, is responsible for approving it. -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683 On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 10:33 PM Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> wrote: > On Sun, 5 Jul 2020 at 14:06, Brandon helsley > <brandon.helsley@hotmail.com> wrote: > [...] > > > > Yes it does, I understand how it works now, I just needed an example, > and I can compare this with other methods to figure it out. How do you get > the port working in your directory? > > In general: > 1. extract the original sources elsewhere > 2. hack it to compile > 3. compare the hacks against the original sources again to generate diffs. > 4. put the diffs into the files/ directory of the port > 5. Tweak the Makefile for all targets (fetch, extract, build, stage, etc) > > Cheers. > -- > Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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