From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 19 20:18:14 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97DA91065678 for ; Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:18:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=687c63757=pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com) Received: from ip-002.utdallas.edu (ip-002.utdallas.edu [129.110.20.108]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 684A28FC17 for ; Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:18:13 +0000 (UTC) X-Group: None X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApsEAJx4o0uBbgog/2dsb2JhbACcMLoghHoEgx0 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.51,276,1267423200"; d="scan'208";a="27297215" Received: from zxtm01.utdallas.edu (HELO utd65257.utdallas.edu) ([129.110.10.32]) by ip-002.utdallas.edu with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA; 19 Mar 2010 15:18:13 -0500 Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:18:13 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <3D386E86A152519AA850205C@utd65257.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <20100319200130.GE265@comcast.net> References: <20100319170159.GB71392@slackbox.erewhon.net> <20100319200130.GE265@comcast.net> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.6 (Linux/x86) X-Munged-Reply-To: Figure it out MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Subject: Re: Elegant way to hack port source X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Paul Schmehl List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:18:14 -0000 --On Friday, March 19, 2010 13:01:30 -0700 Charlie Kester wrote: > > Whenever I modify a port like this, I usually make a copy of it under > root's home directory and install it from there. That way, I can keep > my copy of the portstree in complete synch with the official one, and > there's no need to worry about updates quashing my changes. It also > provides a quick-and-dirty way to see which ports I've modified. > To the O.P.: How about submiting the patch to the community so it can be added by the port maintainer? If it actually fixes a bug in the software you can't be the only one would benefit from the patch. -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson