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Date:      Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:55:32 +1030
From:      Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@ShaneWare.Biz>
To:        Joe Nosay <superbisquit@gmail.com>
Cc:        ports <ports@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Determining file size of port source
Message-ID:  <5285CC6C.10507@ShaneWare.Biz>
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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.




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