From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.5 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, DKIM_ADSP_NXDOMAIN,DMARC_MISSING,FAKE_REPLY_C,FSL_HELO_NON_FQDN_1, HELO_NO_DOMAIN,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from protactinium.btinternet.com ([194.73.73.176] helo=protactinium) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15akvQ-00053z-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Sat, 25 Aug 2001 15:25:05 -0600 Received: from [213.123.227.33] (helo=chrislaptop) by protactinium with smtp (Exim 3.22 #6) id 15akvV-00074E-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Sat, 25 Aug 2001 22:25:09 +0100 Message-ID: <001001c12dac$2cae4d90$0100a8c0@chrislaptop> From: "Christopher Burgess" To: "Gentoo developer list" Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Portage question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sat Aug 25 15:26:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 22:23:22 +0100 X-Archives-Salt: 0776b8eb-034b-4f3b-8454-09c93c0e347e X-Archives-Hash: ec44a2221bc46a0ec3e9a0fbc0c216b7 > You can do this by: > ebuild package.ebuild unpack > apply your changes > ebuild package.ebuild qmerge Thanks, I'll try that - btw (so I can learn more about the portage system) a) what's the difference/function of emerge and ebuild, and b) why "qmerge" in the above command, what does that stand for/mean? > If this is a patch that others would have need of (and it doesn't break > anything for folks with other graphic cards) we should consider adding > it by default. Well I'm trying to find more about patch, though it doesn't seem official, and there isn't much comment on it. See: http://www.xfree86.org/archives/xfree86/2001-Jul/0017.shtml I will post here when I have found out if it works for me. Regards, Chris Burgess