Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:20:25 +0300 From: Vasil Dimov <vd@FreeBSD.org> To: Adrian <adrian.jfl@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to modify port source code before 'make' ? Message-ID: <20060404082025.GA69304@qlovarnika.bg.datamax> In-Reply-To: <c0a4ca3a0604040107se3ac593xebf8f1043ebd95fd@mail.gmail.com> References: <c0a4ca3a0604040107se3ac593xebf8f1043ebd95fd@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 06:07:47PM +1000, Adrian wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install a port.. I know a little and can
> make the changes I need to but when I 'make' it
> refetches the file from /usr/ports/distfiles
> and scraps the changes I've made!
Do a
% make extract
% cd `make -V WRKSRC`
% cp file file.orig
edit file
% diff -u file.orig file > patch-file
place patch-file in the port files/ directory it will be applied every
time you do make by the `make patch' target.
>
> I've tried updating the dist file and putting it back in
> that directory but it seems to perform a hash check
> on it!
The checksum file can be updated by `make makesum' but this is probably
not what you want.
Good luck!
--
Vasil Dimov
gro.DSBeerF@dv
Testing can show the presence of bugs, but not their absence.
-- Edsger W. Dijkstra
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