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Subject: Re: Determining file size of port source
From: Daniel Nebdal <dnebdal@gmail.com>
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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.

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Daniel Nebdal