Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 07:21:52 -0800 From: Patrick Powell <papowell@astart.com> To: koobs@FreeBSD.org, FreeBSD Ports ML <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Generating port changes easily Message-ID: <54F5D190.7050402@astart.com> In-Reply-To: <54F16F90.2070600@FreeBSD.org> References: <54F09CC7.1000407@astart.com> <54F16F90.2070600@FreeBSD.org>
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On 02/27/15 23:34, Kubilay Kocak wrote: > On 28/02/2015 3:35 AM, Patrick Powell wrote: >> I have made some modifications to a port - couple of lines in the >> Makefile, and an updated pkg-plist. >> >> Once upon a time I was shown a script (run_this_script?) to help with >> updating a port. >> >> 1. Copy the original files in the port to XXX.orig (or something) >> For example cp Makefile Makefile.orig >> 2. Make your changes >> For example: vi Makefile .... >> 3. Now run this script which will generate a DIFF file which can be >> posted: >> run_this_script ... >/tmp/changes.shar ? >> run_this_script ... >/tmp/diffs ? >> 4. Post the generated file to bugzilla with an update request. >> >> Ummm... is there such a 'run_this_script' or am I indulging in wishful >> thinking? >> > If the changes you make are in the ports files, porttools has a `port > diff` command (which uses a reference ports tree to create diffs > against. You can use /usr/ports as that reference, and in fact I believe > that is the default. > > You can then just port diff > path-to-patch-file.diff, ready for > attachment into a new bugzilla issue. > > If the patch is against WRKSRC source code, you can > > a) cp WRKSRC/file WRKSRC/file.orig > b) edit file > c) make makepatch (from the port dir) > > makepatch recursively searches WRKSRC for *.orig files, and > automatically creates correctly named patch-foo patch files in /files > for you. > > Hope that helps > > -- > > koobs > > Excellent suggestions, both. I tried port diff AND make makepatch - both seemed to work as advertised. Thanks for the help! -- Patrick Powell Astart Technologies papowell@astart.com 1530 Jamacha Rd, Suite X Network and System San Diego, CA 92019 Consulting 858-874-6543 FAX 858-751-2435 Web: www.astart.com
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