Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:38:53 +0100 From: Daniel Nebdal <dnebdal@gmail.com> To: Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@shaneware.biz> Cc: ports <ports@freebsd.org>, Joe Nosay <superbisquit@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Determining file size of port source Message-ID: <CA%2Bt49PLObnJCtMu6AoZmPvEPZZSP4CX8-wv2fqFkWm9=dLOWvw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5285CC6C.10507@ShaneWare.Biz> References: <CA%2BWntOvSuMyzxwuaoU-G5JQbBvnho=QguaJAt6Rw7vW9GkuL_Q@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2BWntOtegdYG8pDa6%2Bmd5LXWJ7aAQb4hx2_t6JOa=1dXnT=ojw@mail.gmail.com> <52844E3A.5080605@ShaneWare.Biz> <CA%2BWntOuanUhC%2B=KYxvUWF4LKGyUoY802X0_8qWhzRodGs91Jvw@mail.gmail.com> <5285CC6C.10507@ShaneWare.Biz>
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On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 8:25 AM, Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@shaneware.biz> wrote: > On 15/11/2013 13:15, Joe Nosay wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 11:14 PM, Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@shaneware.biz > >wrote: > > >> You can use make makesum to create the distinfo for you - once you get > >> the download links right. > >> > >> Thanks. I'm still patching/rewriting files. One of my problems was not > > re-creating the folder properly and then archiving it. > > > > Another helpful command to use is make makepatch. While working on the > port, remember to make a copy of each file you adjust with a .orig > suffix, then you can use make makepatch to generate the patches for you. > > That's rather neat, and I didn't know about it. Thanks. --- Daniel Nebdal
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