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Date:      10 May 2005 09:18:45 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        patrick <gibblertron@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Using cvsup + make world, and keeping custom patches
Message-ID:  <44oebjp6bu.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <b043a485050509102047b05e4c@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <b043a485050509102047b05e4c@mail.gmail.com>

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patrick <gibblertron@gmail.com> writes:

> I recently had a need to patch the FreeBSD's jail utility to support
> multiple IP addresses. On a recent "make update" using cvsup, my
> patched versions of the jail files were blown away, and now I'll need
> to reapply the patches.
> 
> Does anyone have a good strategy for including some custom patches
> when doing a make update in /usr/src?

Keep a local cvs tree, and keep your patches in that?  
I think the cvsup documentation has some guidance on how to make that work...



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