From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 685D613894A for ; Sat, 9 Feb 2013 20:41:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D6DB221C025; Sat, 9 Feb 2013 20:41:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vms173009pub.verizon.net (vms173009pub.verizon.net [206.46.173.9]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 757C421C025 for ; Sat, 9 Feb 2013 20:41:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from odin.tremily.us ([unknown] [72.68.84.219]) by vms173009.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0MHZ003IY04AGI40@vms173009.mailsrvcs.net> for gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2013 14:40:58 -0600 (CST) Received: by odin.tremily.us (Postfix, from userid 1000) id C6A9B878C43; Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:40:57 -0500 (EST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=tremily.us; s=odin; t=1360442457; bh=JE1H6bG/FPdNVH3nfkYay+rVj0/V+Nbf0f98EvaMKzo=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:References:In-Reply-To: References; b=TPR/s1WVVEwML686GAxgwL5BeH2f4/uN4hLYoj5Cz8GVrPah/445anZG2s8qBmANp p9mEDsNYmRP11DZtHdmY+SJkgcS8AIutZvSaciOJ4lHuftmJHvz8wiO4l3DdY4E76P t3L9UQfI0yA00sNnjVT3igN81i++Xe+RVn+9H7fA= From: "W. Trevor King" To: Catalyst Cc: "W. Trevor King" Subject: [gentoo-catalyst] [PATCH 4/4] doc/HOWTO.txt: Explain how to run catalyst without installing Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:40:33 -0500 Message-id: X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.12.4 In-reply-to: References: In-reply-to: References: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: 3c2c30f8-826f-415d-9c6f-f9e35d5f7642 X-Archives-Hash: 3e8ffa1fd04cd3de6ab14a1878c66ab1 From: "W. Trevor King" Thanks to Chris White for explaining this to me. --- doc/HOWTO.txt | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/HOWTO.txt b/doc/HOWTO.txt index ea9c8f4..5717f80 100644 --- a/doc/HOWTO.txt +++ b/doc/HOWTO.txt @@ -202,3 +202,18 @@ and `dd`: replacing `X` with the appropriate drive letter for your USB disk. See https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=251719[bug 251719] for details. + +Running catalyst from a Git checkout +------------------------------------ + +If you're developing catalyst, you'll want to test your altered +version. An easy way to run it without reinstalling is to setup a +local configuration file and run: + + # ./catalyst -c catalyst.conf -f path/to/your.spec + +The local configuration file can use all the defaults except for +`sharedir`, which you should change to point to your development +directory: + + sharedir="/home/wking/src/catalyst" -- 1.8.1.336.g94702dd