Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 20:33:26 +0100 From: Ulrich Spoerlein <uspoerlein@gmail.com> To: spil.oss@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to create a patch that removes a file Message-ID: <20070309193326.GA1601@roadrunner.q.local> In-Reply-To: <5fbf03c20703080443p1c8edca0p167b242a5b0969a2@mail.gmail.com> References: <5fbf03c20703080443p1c8edca0p167b242a5b0969a2@mail.gmail.com>
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Spil Oss wrote: > I'd like to submit the patch in a PR, but I don't know (yet :D) how to > include the removal of a file from the port (that patch-file is now > already included in the distributed sources). This works best for me: - Use a cvs mirror - Install ports-mgmt/porttools - Checkout the port, modify, add files with 'cvs add', delete them with 'cvs rm' - run 'port submit' It runs portlint, fills out the PR, CCs the maintainer, hints at added/removed files, etc. Highly recommended! Ulrich Spoerlein -- "The trouble with the dictionary is you have to know how the word is spelled before you can look it up to see how it is spelled." -- Will Cuppy
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