Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 01:43:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Tim Vanderhoek <ac199@hwcn.org> Cc: Adam McDougall <mcdougall@ameritech.net>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: copying a file before patch and after extract Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980510014207.16302A-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980510020412.205C-100000@localhost>
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On Sun, 10 May 1998, Tim Vanderhoek wrote:
> 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
>
Can't patch a non-existent file, so he'd have to do a copy first.
> 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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